Postoperative Complication and Reoperation Rates Following Resection of Soft Tissue vs. Bone Malignancies Based on Anatomic Location in the Inpatient Setting

Table 2

Overview of primary admission.

	Resection of malignant neoplasm, primary stay
	Upper limb		Lower limb
	Soft tissue	Long bone	Soft tissue	Long bone
LOS (SD)	5.36 (9.09)	4.35 (5.4)	5.69 (7.54)	7.87 (8.61)
Cost (SD)	$19, 112.26 ($23, 733.97)	$27, 637.11 ($20, 610.53)	$19, 974 ($20, 349.39)	$36, 883.72 ($34, 407.58)
Infection	2.71%	2.09%	7.32%	3.66%
DVT	0.25%	0.55%	1.90%	1.10%
PE	0%	0.57%	0.28%	0.96%