Table 4.
Complications
| Complication category* | Number of patients | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy-weight patients (BMI% < 85) (n = 181) | Obese patients (BMI% ≥ 85) (n = 55) | |
| Respiratory | 9 | 3 |
| Pleural effusion | 2 | 0 |
| Respiratory depression (secondary to morphine) | 4 | 2 |
| Hemothorax | 3 | 1 |
| Gastrointestinal | 3 | 3 |
| Prolonged ileus | 1 | 0 |
| Pancreatitis | 0 | 1 |
| Parotitis | 1 | 0 |
| Clostridium difficile colitis | 1 | 2 |
| Cardiovascular | 0 | 0 |
| Neurologic | 5 | 1 |
| Thumb paresthesia | 1 | 0 |
| Lower leg hyperesthesia | 1 | 0 |
| Dural tear | 3 | 1 |
| Genitourinary | 0 | 0 |
| Wound | 3 | 1 |
| Metal allergy | 2 | 0 |
| Seroma | 1 | 1 |
| Wound infection | 8 | 1 |
| Acute | 3 | 1 |
| Late | 5 | 0 |
| Instrumentation failure | 1 | 1 |
| Hook displacement | 1 | 0 |
| Rod breakage | 0 | 1 |
| Curve progression | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 (16%) | 10 (18%) |
* Modified from Hod-Feins et al. [7].