Table 3.
Overall complication rates for patients underwent surgery for lumbar degenerative scoliosis, 2008-2012 (N = 236)
| Complication | n |
|---|---|
| Return to operating room |
2 |
| Urinary tract infection |
2 |
| Death within 90 d |
1 |
| Congestive heart failure in 1 mo after surgery |
1 |
| Progressive renal insufficiency |
1 |
| Acute renal failure |
1 |
| Peripheral nerve injury |
3 |
| Bleeding requiring > 4 units of RBCs |
7 |
| Pneumonia |
5 |
| Reintubation for respiratory or cardiac failure |
2 |
| Myocardial infarction |
1 |
| Failure to wean > 48 hr |
1 |
| DVT/thrombophlebitis |
4 |
| Pulmonary embolism |
1 |
| Cerebrovascular accident/stroke |
1 |
| wound complication | 4 |
Total number of patients in these composites is not the sum of individual complications because some patients had more than 1 complication. RBC indicates red blood cell; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; DVT, deep vein thrombosis.