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Table 9 Adverse event list and definitions/source

From: A retrospective cohort study of adverse events in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery

Adverse Event

Definition

Death

Reported in EHR

Hospital stay longer than 30 days

Reported in EHR

Revision within 90 days of procedure

Reported in EHR

Wrong site surgery

Reported as such in EHR

Long-term bleeding

Reported as such in EHR

Non-healing of wound

Reported as such in EHR

Persistent swelling

Reported as such in EHR

Surgical site infection

Reported as such in EHR

Sepsis

Reported as such in EHR

Persistent Draining of wounds

Reported as such in EHR

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Reported as such in EHR

Prolonged Pain

Greater than 42 days on narcotics or reported in EHR

Nerve Pain

Reported as such in EHR

Additional Medication Required

Reported as such in EHR

Acute Blood Loss/Anemia

Reported as such in EHR

Othera

Determined by review of physician of additional EHR reported events

  1. aMusculoskeletal, non-union, urinary retention, urinary tract infection, gastrointestinal, foot drop, intra-operative complications, cranial/cerebral, pulmonary, re-injury, neuronal, hematoma, cardiac, reactions limb discrepancy, hematological, hematuria, integumentary, seromas, renal, chest pain