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. 2016 May 12;11(6):956–963. doi: 10.2215/CJN.09450915

Table 4.

Most common always preventable hospital-acquired complications in patients with CKD

Complications Patients, n (%)
Surgical site infection, including post-CABG, bariatric surgery, and orthopedic procedures 2334 (39.1)
Falls and trauma, including fracture, dislocation, intracranial injury, crushing injury, other injuries 1173 (19.7)
Deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism 642 (10.8)
Postprocedural pneumothorax 564 (9.5)
Others 1207 (23.8)
Total 5920 (100)

CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting.