From: A retrospective cohort study of adverse events in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery
Adverse Event | Total Hip Arthroplasty, N = 313 # (%) | Total Knee Arthroplasty, N = 252 # (%) | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Death | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 2 |
Hospital stay longer than 30Â days | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Revision within 90Â days of procedure | 7 (3.9) | 21 (8.6%) | 28 |
Wrong site surgery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long term bleeding | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 1 |
Non-healing of wound | 4 (2.2) | 12 (4.9) | 16 |
Persistent swelling | 2 (1.1) | 31 (12.8) | 33 |
Surgical site infection | 7 (3.9) | 6 (2.5) | 13 |
Sepsis | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Draining of wounds | 13 (7.3) | 4 (1.6) | 17 |
DVT | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | 2 |
Prolonged Pain | 59 (33.0) | 78 (32.1) | 137 |
Nerve Pain | 4 (2.2) | 2 (0.8) | 6 |
Acute Blood Loss Anemia | 7 (3.9) | 8 (3.3) | 15 |
Other | 75 (41.9) | 77 (31.7) | 152 |
Totals | 179 | 243 | 422 |