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Table 2 Postoperative complications

From: Safety and efficacy of a new thromboprophylaxis regiment for total knee and total hip replacement: a retrospective cohort study in 265 patients

n (%)

 

Hip

(n = 151)

Knee

(n = 114)

Total

(n = 265)

Any bleeding

 

19 (12.6)

24 (21.1)

43 (16.2)

Major Bleeding

3 (2.0)

3 (2.6)

6 (2.3)

Clinically relevant non-major bleeding

4 (2.6)

5 (4.4)

9 (3.4)

Other non-major bleeding

17 (11.3)

23 (20.2)

40 (15.1)

Wound complications

   
 

Haemorrhagic wound complications

  
  

Superficial bleeding

12 (7.9)

19 (16.7)

31 (11.7)

  

Haematoma

8 (5.3)

2 (1.8)

10 (3.8)

 

Joint effusion

0 (0.0)

7 (6.1)

7 (2.6)

 

Wound infection

6 (4.0)

1 (0.9)

7 (2.6)