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. 2014 Dec 5;20(1):38–54. doi: 10.1007/s00776-014-0656-6

Table 17.

Relationship between operation time and deep wound infection, epidural hematoma, pulmonary embolism and/or thromboembolism and death

Operation time (h) Deep wound infection Epidural hematoma Pulmonary embolism and/or thromboembolism Death
No. of cases incidence (%) No. of cases incidence (%) No. of cases incidence (%) No. of cases incidence (%)
< 3 175 (0.8) 172 (0.8) 17 (0.1) 24 (0.1)
3–6 135 (1.9) 99 (1.4) 34 (0.5) 25 (0.3)
> 6 27 (2.2) 17 (1.4) 7 (0.6) 5 (0.4)