Table 2.
Summarizing the List of Post-Operative Complications Gathered from Included Studies and the Classification Scheme Implemented in this Study.
| Outcome type (total studies) | Outcome subtype tier 1 (total studies) | Outcome subtype tier 2 (total studies) |
|---|---|---|
| General complications (15) | Any complication (15) | — |
| Medical complications (27) | Cardiovascular complication (12) | Myocardial infarction (3) |
| Cardiac arrest (3) | ||
| Acute post-Hemorrhagic Anemia (2) | ||
| Cardiac Arrest or MI (1) | ||
| Hypertension (1) | ||
| Hypotension (1) | ||
| Post-Op shock (1) | ||
| Peripheral vascular complication (1) | ||
| DVT/PE (11) | — | |
| Neurologic complication (10) | Stroke (4) | |
| Delirium (2) | ||
| Sensory deficit (1) | ||
| Altered mental status (1) | ||
| Nervous system complication (1) | ||
| Coma (1) | ||
| Central nervous system complication (1) | ||
| Visual loss (1) | ||
| Genitourinary (10) | UTI (6) | |
| Renal/Urinary (3) | ||
| Urinary Retention (3) | ||
| D/C with Foley (1) | ||
| Respiratory complication (10) | Pneumonia (4) | |
| Unplanned Reintubation (4) | ||
| Prolonged ventilation (2) | ||
| Systemic infection (4) | Sepsis (3) | |
| Other infection (1) | ||
| Other medical (3) | Opioid Overdose (2) | |
| ICU-transfer change (1) | ||
| Gastrointestinal (2) | Ileus (1) | |
| Surgical complications (16) | Wound complication (16) | Wound infection (9) |
| Hematoma (7) | ||
| Superficial surgical site infection (4) | ||
| Deep surgical site infection (3) | ||
| Surgical site infection (3) | ||
| Infectious complication (3) | ||
| Organ space surgical site infection (2) | ||
| Post-Op infection (2) | ||
| Wound dehiscence (2) | ||
| Wound disruption (2) | ||
| Cellulitis (1) | ||
| Wound drainage (1) | ||
| Post-Op bleeding (1) | ||
| Operative wound (1) | ||
| Post-Op outcomes (43) | Re-admission (20) | — |
| Discharge disposition (18) | — | |
| Mortality (9) | — | |
| Re-operation (8) | — |
(n) reflects the number of studies each complication was included in. For categories of complications (i.e., Cardiovascular), the (n) denotes the number of studies in which the complication category or any of the sub-complications in that category was included.