Table 4 The surgical procedures most frequently leading to adverse events and the number of hospital discharges and degree of disability in Sweden during the period 1998-2001
Surgical procedure classification (three-character ICD 10 code) | Number of hospital discharges | Number of adverse events (%) | Degree of disability (no. of patients) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sick leave ≤ 3 months | 1-15% | 16-30% | > 30% | Death | |||
Primary prosthetic replacement of hip joint (NFB**) | 50,733 | 304 (0.6) | 18 | 259 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
Primary prosthetic replacement of knee joint (NGB**) | 23,600 | 187 (0.8) | 12 | 163 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Decompression of spinal cord and nerve roots (ABC**) | 17,507 | 168 (1.0) | 12 | 120 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
Fracture surgery of femur (NFJ**) | 68,123 | 105 (0.2) | 9 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Fracture surgery of ankle and foot femur (NHJ**) | 22,490 | 103 (0.5) | 8 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Fracture surgery of knee and lower leg (NGJ**) | 12,594 | 92 (0.7) | 5 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 0 |