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Table 3 Postoperative outcome

From: A retrospective cohort study comparing perioperative clinical outcomes and radiographic results between patients undergoing TLIF and OLIF surgeries

 

OLIF

TLIF

P

Post-LOS (days)

3.52 ± 3.94

6.81 ± 4.28

 < 0.001

Postoperative blood transfusion

6(10.0%)

22(37.7%)

0.001

Postoperative albumin transfusion

10(16.7%)

25(41.7%)

0.003

1 st Hemoglobin on Postoperative (g/L)

112.67 ± 17.60

111.23 ± 16.18

0.646

1 st Albumin on Postoperative (g/L)

30.17 ± 9.78

29.05 ± 3.60

0.469

Hemoglobin at discharge (g/L)

108.13 ± 16.65

110.67 ± 14.17

0.935

Albumin at discharge (g/L)

31.76 ± 2.89

32.39 ± 3.43

0.918

Drain placement (days)

3.40 ± 1.35

4.73 ± 2.23

 < 0.001

Drainage volume (ml)

109.11 ± 35.13

225.92 ± 43.64

 < 0.001

Urinary catheter retention (days)

2.67 ± 1.95

3.86 ± 2.79

0.037

1 st ambulation on POD (days)

1.79 ± 1.70

3.42 ± 2.00

 < 0.001

90-day reoperation, n (%)

1(1.7%)

3(5.0%)

0.309

90-day readmission, n (%)

2(3.3%)

5(8.3%)

0.243

Complications, n (%)

 Wound infarction

2(3.3%)

6(10.0%)

0.143

 DVT

1(1.7%)

8 (13.3%)

0.015

 Cerebrovascular accident

0(0%)

1(1.7%)

0.315

 Urinary Retention

2(3.3%)

4(6.6%)

0.402

 Urinary tract infection

2(3.3%)

11(18.3%)

0.008

 Delirium

1(1.7%)

5 (8.3%)

0.094

 Pneumonia

2(3.3%)

10(16.6%)

0.015

 Nausea/vomiting

3(5.0%)

11(18.3%)

0.023

 Headache

3(5.0%)

9(15.0%)

0.068

 Local hematoma

2(3.3%)

6(10.0%)

0.143

1-year follow-up outcomes

 Subsidence

2(3.3%)

6(10.0%)

0.143

 Rreoperation, n (%)

3(5.0%)

5(8.3%)

0.593

 Readmission, n (%)

1(1.7%)

6(10.0%)

0.055

Leg weakness

 Transient

2(3.3%)

9(15.0%)

0.027

 Persistent

0(0.0%)

2(3.3%)

0.154

Leg numbness

 Transient

4(6.6%)

13(21.7%)

0.018

 Persistent

0(0.0%)

3(5.0%)

0.079

  1. Significant results with P < 0.05 in bold. Post-LOS, postoperative length of stay