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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2015 May 12;24(10):e271–e278. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2015.04.002

TABLE 3.

Complications in Patients With and Without PE

Parameter (%) All patients No PE PE P
Death 0.1 0.1 5.3 <0.001
Myocardial infarction 0.3 0.3 5.4 <0.001
Pneumonia 1.3 1.2 12.5 <0.001
Deep venous thrombosis 0.2 0.2 11.0 <0.001
Cerebrovascular event 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.001
Acute renal failure 1.2 1.2 6.4 <0.001
Gastrointestinal complication 0.3 0.3 2.6 <0.001
Mechanical ventilation 0.3 0.3 2.6 <0.001
Transfusion 8.9 8.8 24.9 <0.001
Non-routine discharge 36.1 36.0 72.4 <0.001