Table 4.
Complications.
| Type of Complication | Events | |
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Infectious or incisional complications | ||
| Superficial Incisional SSI | 10 | 2.0 |
| Deep Incisional SSI | 9 | 1.8 |
| Organ/Space SSI | 10 | 2.0 |
| Sepsis | 25 | 4.9 |
| Incisional Dehiscence | 3 | 0.6 |
| Decubitus Ulcer | 6 | 1.2 |
| Cardiovascular complications | ||
| Myocardial Infarction | 3 | 0.6 |
| Cardiac Arrest Requiring CPR | 3 | 0.6 |
| New Onset Major Arrhythmia | 10 | 2.0 |
| Neurologic complications | ||
| Peripheral Nerve Injury | 8 | 1.6 |
| Decline in GCS | 6 | 1.2 |
| Stroke/CVA | 5 | 1.0 |
| Renal complications | ||
| Urinary Tract Infection | 66 | 12.9 |
| Progressive Renal Insufficiency | 3 | 0.6 |
| Acute Renal Failure | 5 | 1.0 |
| Respiratory complications | ||
| Unplanned Extubation | 2 | 0.4 |
| Unplanned Intubation | 14 | 2.7 |
| Reintubation | 6 | 1.2 |
| Tension Pneumothorax | 1 | 0.2 |
| Pneumonia | 74 | 14.5 |
| Empyema | 3 | 0.6 |
| Thromboembolic or bleeding complications | ||
| DVT/Thrombophlebitis | 34 | 6.6 |
| Pulmonary Embolism | 5 | 1.0 |
| Bleeding/Transfusions | 24 | 4.7 |
| Diffuse Intravascular Coagulation | 1 | 0.2 |
| Shock > 12 hours | 8 | 1.6 |
SSI, surgical site infection; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CVA, cerebral vascular accident; GCS, Glasgow coma scale score; DVT, deep vein thrombosis.