Table 4.
Acute postoperative outcomes of patients with HCV with 2-year mortality compared with those without after undergoing primary elective TJA
| Outcome | Mortality (n = 16) | No mortality (n = 153) | p value |
| Altered mental status or delirium | 6 (1) | 3 (4) | 0.40 |
| Acute renal failure | 6 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.18 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 13 (2) | 0 (0) | 0.01 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 6 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.18 |
| Myocardial infarction | 6 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.09 |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 6 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.18 |
| Acute cerebrovascular accident or stroke | 6 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.09 |
| Pneumonia | 6 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.09 |
| Sepsis | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | > 0.99 |
| Postoperative anemia resulting in blood transfusion | 31 (5) | 18 (27) | 0.19 |
| Total hospital blood transfusion, units pRBCs | 2.4 ± 2.0 | 2.0 ± 1.8 | 0.42 |
| ICU stay | 13 (2) | 4 (6) | 0.17 |
| ICU LOS in days | 8 ± 6 | 3 ± 2 | 0.17 |
| LOS in days | 5 ± 3 | 4 ± 2 | 0.02 |
| Discharge disposition | |||
| Home | 50 (8) | 82 (125) | 0.01 |
| Skilled nursing facility or inpatient rehabilitation | 50 (8) | 18 (28) | |
| Intraoperative fracture | 6 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.18 |
Data presented as % (n) or mean ± SD. pRBCs = packed red blood cells; ICU = intensive care unit; LOS = length of stay.