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Fig. 2 | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fig. 2

From: Association between preoperative hemoglobin with length of hospital stay among non-cardiac and non-obstetric surgery patients: a secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort study

Fig. 2

Association between HB and LOS. A threshold, nonlinear association between HB and LOS was found in a generalized additive model (GAM). Solid red line represents the smooth curve fit between variables. Blue bands represent the 95% of confidence interval from the fit. All adjusted for Heart Rate, tobacco, Renal failure (serum creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl), ASA classification, procedure length, mortality, Intrathoracic, systemic hypertension, and DBP

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