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Table 2 Comparison of outcome data between non-surgical and surgical patients

From: Mortality and physical status at hospital discharge in Japanese elderly critically ill patients: a single-center retrospective study

A) Group A (< 74 years)

 

Surgery (N = 87)

Non-surgery (N = 31)

p value

Hospital mortality, N (%)

7 (8)

16 (52)

< 0.0001*

 

N = 80

N = 15

 

Good physical status at hospital discharge, N (%)

76 (95)

10 (67)

< 0.0001*

Discharge to home, N (%)

61 (76)

7 (47)

< 0.0001*

B) Group B (≥ 75 years)

 

Surgery (N = 60)

Non-surgery (N = 42)

p value

Hospital mortality, N (%)

8 (13)

18 (43)

< 0.0001*

 

N = 52

N = 24

 

Good physical status at hospital discharge, N (%)

42 (81)

14 (58)

0.04*

Discharge to home, N (%)

24 (46)

4 (17)

0.01*

  1. *p <0.05