Table 2.

Absolute risk of mortality, reoperation, and re-admission due to infection or thromboembolic event according to cohort and time period. All 90 days postoperatively

	n	Risk % (95% CI)	p-value
Re-admission due to infection
2005–2007
Fast-track	168	2.6 (2.2–3.0)	0.01
National	500	2.0 (1.8–2.2)
2008–2009
Fast-track	119	2.1 (1.7–2.5)	0.4
National	368	1.9 (1.7–2.1)
2010–Sept. 2011
Fast-track	102	2.0 (1.7–2.5)	0.6
National	336	1.9 (1.7–2.2)
Re-admission due to thromboembolic event
2005–2007
Fast-track	131	2.0 (1.7–2.4)	0.2
National	557	2.2 (2.1–2.4)
2008–2009
Fast-track	120	2.1 (1.7–2.5)	0.8
National	397	2.0 (1.8–2.2)
2010–Sept. 2011
Fast-track	82	1.7 (1.3–2.0)	0.01
National	385	2.2 (2.0–2.5)
Reoperation
2005–2007
Fast-track	111	1.7 (1.4–2.0)	0.8
National	407	1.6 (1.5–1.8)
2008–2009
Fast-track	117	2.0 (1.7–2.4)	0.3
National	354	1.8 (1.6–2.0)
2010–Sept. 2011
Fast-track	69	1.4 (1.1–1.8)	0.5
National	261	1.5 (1.3–1.7)
Mortality
2005–2007
Fast-track	33	0.5 (0.3–0.7)	0.6
National	114	0.5 (0.4–0.6)
2008–2009
Fast-track	31	0.5 (0.4–0.8)	0.2
National	79	0.4 (0.3–0.5)
2010–Sept. 2011
Fast-track	19	0.4 (0.2–0.6)	0.4
National	81	0.5 (0.4–0.6)