Table 5.
The encountered complications and their management
| Complications | No. | % | Management |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dural tears | 3 | 10.7 | Surgical repair and no suction drain application |
| Delayed posterior wound healing (range 18–28 days) | 8 | 28.6 | Repeated blood and plasma transfusion, early rehabilitation in bed, proper nutritional supply, and delayed suture removal (minimum 3 weeks) |
| Infection | 7 | 25 | Continuation of parenteral antibiotic and blood transfusion |
| Wound washout and debridement in three of them who had initial MLLa | |||
| Hardware prominence without skin breakage | 5 | 17.9 | Implants removal after 18 months |
| DVTb | 3 | 10.7 | Doubling the dose of chemical DVT prophylaxis |
| Fat embolism and ARDSc | 1 | 3.6 | ICU Medical control |
| L5–S1 facet arthropathy | 5 | 17.9 | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications and local corticosteroid injections |
| Unilateral rod breakage (16–21 months after non-fusion surgery) | 3 | 10.7 | Nothing (no subjective complaints) |
aMorel-Lavallee lesion, b deep vein thrombosis, c adult respiratory distress syndrome