Patient education + information brochure (n = 138) | Information brochure only (n = 106) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Postoperative morbidity | |||
Pneumonia | 0.807* | ||
N | 121 | 96 | |
n | 9 (7.4%) | 8 (8.3%) | |
Deep vein thrombosis | Not applicable | ||
N | 120 | 96 | |
n | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Pulmonary embolism | 0.707* | ||
N | 122 | 96 | |
n | 2 (1.6%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
Burst abdomen | 0.165* | ||
N | 120 | 96 | |
n | 5 (4.2%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
In-hospital fall | 0.024* | ||
N | 120 | 96 | |
n | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (4.2%) | |
Composite endpointa | 0.704* | ||
N | 120 | 96 | |
n | 13 (10.8%) | 12 (12.5%) | |
Mortality | 0.790* | ||
N | 138 | 106 | |
n | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (1.9%) | |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 0.285† | ||
N | 138 | 106 | |
n | 14.2 (12.0) | 16.1 (15.0) |