Table 3. Postoperative medical complications.
| Complication | Knee replacement | Hip replacement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 to Dec 2008 | Jan 2009 to Dec 2010 | Jan 2007 to Dec 2008 | Jan 2009 to Dec 2010 | ||
| All-cause mortality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| DVT or PE | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Superficial wound infection | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Genitourinary | |||||
| Urinary tract infection | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Urinary retention | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Scrotal swelling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cardiovascular | |||||
| Myocardial infarction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pulmonary | |||||
| Pneumonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Respiratory insufficiency | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Dyspnea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Neurological | |||||
| Confusion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gastrointestinal | |||||
| Stomatitis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fecaloma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anemia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Fever with no other symptoms | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Other complications | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
DVT: deep venous thrombosis; PE: pulmonary embolism.