Table 2: Comparison of most frequent pre-operative comorbidities for admissions with regional block (Block) and those without regional block (NO-Block). Data are presented as n, %.
|
Comorbidities |
Block (n = 3,646) |
NO-Block (n = 239,159) |
p |
|
Hypertension, uncomplicated |
1,747 (47.9%) |
109,351 (45.7%) |
0.008 |
|
Hypertension, complicated |
1,634 (44.8%) |
108,599 (45.4%) |
0.476 |
|
Diabetes with chronic complications |
1,517 (41.6%) |
98,007 (41.0%) |
0.445 |
|
Obesity |
1,298 (35.6%) |
83,897 (35.1%) |
0.513 |
|
Heart failure |
1,212 (33.2%) |
81,404 (34.0%) |
0.314 |
|
Valvular disease |
730 (20.0%) |
46,001 (19.2%) |
0.231 |
|
Chronic pulmonary disease |
717 (19.7%) |
49,941 (20.9%) |
0.073 |
|
Peripheral vascular disease |
585 (16.0%) |
36,327 (15.2%) |
0.153 |
|
Renal failure, moderate |
562 (15.4%) |
38,024 (15.9%) |
0.427 |
|
Renal failure, severe |
199 (5.5%) |
12,924 (5.4%) |
0.885 |
|
Hypothyroidism |
444 (12.2%) |
29,395 (12.3%) |
0.836 |
|
Cerebrovascular disease |
428 (11.7%) |
26,285 (11.0%) |
0.152 |
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