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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2017 Dec 14;55(5):649–654. doi: 10.1177/1055665617725215

Table 4.

Surgical complications for patients with craniosynostosis who underwent corrective procedures

Unweighted No. Visits (n=5469) No. (%) Weighted Visits (n=8417)
Complication 472 726 (8.6)
 Hematoma 21 33 (0.4)
 Elevated ICP/Papilledema 34 51 (0.6)
 Post-op bleeding 177 274 (3.3)
 Other nervous system complication 29 45 (0.5)
 Accidental puncture or laceration 64 103 (1.2)
 Airway or respiratory failure 28 42 (0.5)
 Pneumonia 66 100 (1.2)
 Post-operative infection 18 27 (0.3)
 Post-operative stroke 21 32 (0.4)
 Seizure 67 99 (1.2)
 Wound disruption 13 19 (0.2)