Dacombe et al reported factors predictive of mortality in a patient undergoing shoulder arthroplasty. The authors are from Southmead Hospital, Bristol Royal Infirmary, and the University of Bristol.
Patient selection: shoulder arthroplasty
Outcome: 1-year mortality
Predictors of mortality:
(1) trauma surgery (HR 5.3, with elective HR 1)
(2) malignancy
(3) liver failure
(4) congestive cardiac failure
(5) peptic ulcer
(6) revision surgery
(7) peri-operative complication(s)
(8) postoperative transfusion
(9) increased length of stay (probably an indirect measure)
(10) connective tissue disorder
Predictor
Multiple Regression Model Estimate
p value
trauma surgery
0.0761
0.0011
malignancy
0.0729
< 0.0001
liver failure
0.8653
< 0.0001
cardiac failure
0.0598
0.0163
peptic ulcer
0.1034
0.0011
revision surgery
0.098
0.0049
peri-operative complication
0.0859
0.0017
postoperative transfusion
0.0023
0.0186
increased LOS
0.0137
0.2207 in Table 2; 0.019 in text
connective tissue disorder
-0.0386
0.0323
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