Table 5 Surgical AEs by injury (n = 596) and proportions with preventability or permanent disability (including death)
Injury | No. (Column %*) | Preventable (Row %*) | Permanent disability (including death) (Row %*) |
|---|---|---|---|
Inflammation/infection | 136 (39.3) | 25.7 | 11.1 |
Bleeding/hematoma | 72 (23.1) | 25.8 | 6.3 |
Injury by mechanical/physical or chemical cause (e.g. puncture, perforation, joint or implant luxation) | 46 (22.1) | 68.3 | 6.1 |
Other functional disorder | 49 (16.5) | 35.6 | 15.8 |
Accumulation/leakage of body fluids | 46 (12.2) | 45.5 | 14.7 |
Abnormal wound healing (e.g. wound dehiscence/delayed fracture healing/pseudarthrosis/stenosis) | 39 (12.0) | 31.3 | 6.3 |
Symptoms without diagnosis (e.g. fever, pain) | 7 (4.1) | 16.7 | 0 |
Fistula forming | 18 (4.0) | 54.5 | 9.1 |
Shock | 47 (3.9) | 54.5 | 50.0 |
Necrosis/infarction | 44 (3.8) | 40.0 | 40.0 |
Thrombosis/Embolism | 25 (3.5) | 30.0 | 40.0 |
Ischemia/heart failure | 40 (2.9) | 50.0 | 42.9 |
Pressure ulcers | 8 (2.9) | 71.4 | 0 |
Rejection/allergy/other immunological reaction | 2 (1.4) | 0.0 | 0 |
Other/non-specified category | 9 (3.7) | 40.0 | 10.0 |