Table 3 The surgical procedures most frequently leading to adverse events and the number for each type of adverse events
Type of adverse events | Primary prosthetic replacement of hip joint (code NFB**) | Decompression of spinal cord and nerve roots (code ABC**) | Primary prosthetic replacement of knee joint (code NGB**) | Fracture surgery of femur (code NFJ**) | Fracture surgery of ankle and foot femur (code NHJ**) | Fracture surgery of knee and lower leg (code NGJ**) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital-acquired infections and sepsis | 72 | 38 | 73 | 31 | 32 | 18 |
Delayed diagnosis and/or treatment | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
Others injuries | 34 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Fracture/dislocation | 42 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 |
Severance (e.g. nerve) | 39 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Pain | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Compression injury (e.g. cast, table) | 20 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Bleeding | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thrombosis, embolism | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Unspecified other local injury | 59 | 34 | 37 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
Total | 304 | 168 | 187 | 105 | 103 | 92 |