Table 5.
30-day complications
| Complication | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Cardiac | |
| Myocardial infarctiona | 1 (2) |
| Arrhythmia | 2 (4) |
| Extensive blood loss | 1 (2) |
| Gastrointestinal | |
| Ileus | 1 (2) |
| Bleed | 1 (2) |
| Infection | |
| Pneumonia | 4 (8) |
| Sepsis | 2 (4) |
| Neurologic | |
| New minor deficits | 8 (15) |
| New major deficits | 2 (4) |
| Delirium | 3 (6) |
| Pulmonary | |
| Respiratory failure | 2 (4) |
| Pleural empyema | 1 (2) |
| Renal | |
| Acute renal failure | 1 (2) |
| Metabolic | |
| Hyponatremia | 1 (2) |
| Metabolic acidosis | 1 (2) |
| Skeletal | |
| Pathologic fracture | 1 (2) |
| Surgical site | |
| Wound infection | 8 (15) |
| Wound dehiscence | 1 (2) |
| Wound leakage | 1 (2) |
| Hematoma | 2 (4) |
| Cerebrospinal fluid leak | 6 (11) |
| Instrumentation failure | 3 (6) |
aDeath occurred during surgery