Table 4.
Common complications in women with femoral fracture by treatment type
| ORIF | N (%) | Joint replacement | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia | 466 700 (20.4) |
Anemia | 278 700 (20.6) |
| Urinary tract infection | 334 200 (14.8) |
Urinary tract infection | 202 800 (15.0) |
| Heart failure | 259 000 (11.3) |
Heart failure | 170 200 (12.6) |
| Pneumonia | 60 400 (2.6) | Other respiratory complication | 50 000 (3.7) |
| Other respiratory complication |
30 500 (1.3) | Fever | 43 200 (3.2) |
| Fever | 43 600 (1.9) | Pneumonia | 39 700 (2.9) |
| Pulmonary embolus | 41 500 (1.8) | Pulmonary embolus | 34 800 (2.6) |
| Myocardial infarction | 31 700 (1.4) | Other cardiovascular complication |
17 800 (1.3) |
| Other cardiovascular complication |
25 600 (1.1) | Myocardial infarction | 16 400 (1.2) |
| Hemorrhage | 25,122 (1.1) | Urinary retention | 14 700 (1.1) |
| Urinary retention | 22 300 (1.0) | Hemorrhage | 14 100 (1.0) |
N: number of primary procedures recorded in study year rounded to nearest hundred
%: percent of women with this diagnosis code out of all women ≥ 65 years with one or more inpatient procedures