Table 3. Procedure Related Complications Among Simultaneous and Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Discharges.
The incidence of complications coded as procedure related for simultaneous and staged bilateral total knee arthroplasties are shown.
| Procedure Related Complications Among Simultaneous and Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Discharges | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simultaneous | Staged | ||||||
| N (unweighted/weighted/percent) | F | WF | % | F | WF | % | P-value |
| Device Related Complications | |||||||
| Device Related | 130 | 633 | 0.51 | 41 | 204 | 0.49 | 0.6249 |
| Organ Specific Complications | |||||||
| CNS | 53 | 261 | 0.21 | 23 | 118 | 0.28 | 0.0092 |
| Cardiac | 427 | 2105 | 1.69 | 133 | 671 | 1.61 | 0.2364 |
| Peripheral Vascular | 115 | 591 | 0.47 | 27 | 138 | 0.33 | 0.0002 |
| Respiratory | 282 | 1371 | 1.1 | 116 | 584 | 1.4 | <0.0001 |
| Gastrointestinal | 344 | 1681 | 1.35 | 149 | 760 | 1.82 | <0.0001 |
| Genitourinary | 270 | 1329 | 1.07 | 106 | 544 | 1.3 | 0.0001 |
| Other Complications of Procedure | |||||||
| Shock | 16 | 76 | 0.06 | 3 | 18 | 0.04 | 0.1916 |
| Hematoma/Seroma | 354 | 1709 | 1.37 | 119 | 585 | 1.4 | 0.6913 |
| Puncture Vessel/Nerve | 21 | 103 | 0.08 | 7 | 34 | 0.08 | 0.927 |
| Wound Dehiscence | 15 | 70 | 0.06 | 3 | 15 | 0.04 | 0.1194 |
| Infection | 37 | 183 | 0.15 | 17 | 85 | 0.2 | 0.013 |
| Other | 486 | 2412 | 1.94 | 219 | 1084 | 2.59 | <0.0001 |
| Medical Complication | 59 | 297 | 0.24 | 25 | 124 | 0.3 | 0.0391 |
CNS=Central Nervous System; F=Frequency; WF=Weighted Frequency; %=percentage