Table 3.
Registered complications after PAO procedures with LOS > 4 days. The first column includes all registered complications (multiple per hip). The second column includes only 1 (the worst) complication per hip
| Complication | All compli-cations, n (n = 297) | 1 registration per hip, n (%) (n = 243) | Comment (examples of complications) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No recorded complication | 85 | 85 (35) | |
| Nausea/emesis | 69 | 40 (17) | |
| Pain | 73 | 28 (12) | |
| Urogenital | 21 | 17 (7.0) | Urinary tract infection, urinary retention |
| Anemia a (no transfusion) | 15 | 13 (5.3) | |
| Meralgia paresthetica | 29 | 10 (4.1) | |
| Anemia a (transfusion) | 9 | 9 (3.7) | |
| Dizziness | 22 | 7 (2.9) | |
| Gastrointestinal | 10 | 7 (2.9) | Gastritis, abdominal pain |
| Problems with mobilization | 24 | 4 (1.6) | |
| Displacement of osteotomy/fracture | 3 | 3 (1.2) | Displacement/fracture, re-operation |
| Wound oozing | 2 | 1 (0.4) | |
| Cardiac | 2 | 1 (0.4) | Chest pain |
| Other | 18 | 18 (7.4) | Skin itching/rash, cramps, fever, anxiety, hematoma, desaturation, anaphylactic shock, drop foot, elevated INR (international normalized ratio), hypotension |
a
Hemoglobin (Hb) of < 8 mmol/L (male) and < 7.45 mmol/L (female).