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. 2012 Sep 3;13:101. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-101

Table 2.

Characteristics of all the trauma patients and complications during the hospitalization

Gender   Complications (N = 85. 9.5%)    
Male / Female
468 (52.4%) / 425 (47.6%)
 
 
pre-op
post-op
 
 
Urinary tract infection
29 (3.2%)
13
16
Age (y), (mean, range)
68 (36–93)
Acute myocardial infarction
12 (1.3%)
5
7
 
 
Pneumonia
9 (1%)
4
5
Indications for surgery
893
Deep wound infection
8 (0.9%)
0
8
Pertrochanteric femoral fractures
317 (35.4%)
Deep vein thrombosis
8 (0.9%)
1
7
Femoral neck fractures
278 (31.1%)
Cerebrovascular accident
7 (0.8%)
2
5
Other fractures of lower extremities
68 (7.6%)
Death
5 (0.5%)
3
2
Upper extremities fractures
124 (13.8%)
Pulmonary embolism
3 (0.3%)
0
3
Compartment syndrome of tibia
1 (0.1%)
Gastrointestinal bleeding
3 (0.3%)
2
1
THA / TKA 56 (6.2%) / 49 (5.4%) Rhabdomyolysis 1 (0.1%) 0 1

THA: Total Hip Arthroplasty, TKA: Total Knee Arthroplasty.