Table 2

Operative outcomes after stratification for cystatin C level

Low (n=278)Mid (n=519)High (n=236)p Value
Early result (30 days>)
 Wound complications (n, %)3 (1.08)12 (2.31)4 (1.69)0.43
 Neurological complications (n, %)4 (1.44)6 (1.16)2 (0.84)0.85
 Delayed ventilation (48 h<, n, %)5 (1.80)33 (6.36)20 (8.47)0.01
 Renal dysfunction (n, %)15 (5.04)44 (75.88)72 (30.5)0.01
 Mortality (30 days)0 (0)4 (0.8)5 (2.1)0.03