Table 3.
Complications reported after procedures
| Totala (n = 3,357) | Percutaneous needle fasciotomy (n = 329) | Fasciotomy (n = 446) | Fasciectomy (n = 2,311) | Dermofasciectomy (n = 200) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 2,571 (77%) | 308 (94%) | 363 (81%) | 1,720 (74%) | 125 (63%) |
| Infection | 73 (2%) | 2 (<1%) | 9 (2%) | 54 (2%) | 8 (4%) |
| Haematoma | 283 (8%) | 9 (3%) | 21 (5%) | 226 (10%) | 20 (10%) |
| CRPSb | 18 (<1%) | 0 | 0 | 17 (<1%) | 1 (<1%) |
| Inflammation | 129 (4%) | 2 (<1%) | 24 (5%) | 76 (3%) | 23 (12%) |
| Finger required amputation | 7 (<1%) | 0 | 0 | 4 (<1%) | 1 (<1%) |
| Abnormal sensitive reactions | 81 (2%) | 0 | 5 (1%) | 63 (3%) | 11 (6%) |
| Necrosis | 85 (3%) | 0 | 2 (<1%) | 67 (3%) | 16 (8%) |
| Pain | 213 (6%) | 7 (2%) | 32 (7%) | 142 (6%) | 27 (14%) |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome/ | |||||
| ulnar nerve compression | 5 (<1%) | 0 | 2 (<1%) | 3 (<1%) | 0 |
| Wound healing complications/delayed healing | 207 (6%) | 2 (<1%) | 10 (2%) | 155 (7%) | 38 (19%) |
| Other | 7 (<1%) | 0 | 1 (<1%) | 5 (<1%) | 0 |
| Do not know | 29 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 2 (<1%) | 22 (1%) | 1 (<1%) |
aTotal includes patients for whom procedure type was not known (n = 37) or who underwent amputation (n = 34)
bComplex regional pain syndrome or reflex sympathetic dystrophy or algodystrophy