Table 3.

Rates of mortality stratified by complication.

Complication	N	No. of Deaths	Mortality	Odds Ratio
Dysphagea	605	8	1.32%	2.05 (0.72–2.83)
Nervous system	6564	72	1.10%	4.29 (3.34–6.07)
Cardiac complication	5110	153	2.99%	8.69 (6.90–10.96)
Peripheral vascular disease	488	9	1.84%	3.13 (1.14–8.59)
Respiratory	5683	40	0.70%	2.58 (1.76–3.80)
Digestive	9485	44	0.46%	1.66 (1.12–2.45)
Urinary	7416	19	0.26%	1.45 (0.85–
Device	25 104	29	0.12%	0.65 (0.44–0.96)
Shock	432	39	9.03%	20.67 (13.89–30.56)
Hematoma	5202	36	0.69%	2.00 (1.24–3.22)
Puncture	17 773	56	0.32%	1.18 (0.78–1.80)
Infection	3509	53	1.51%	6.92 (4.99–9.59)
Anemia	61 644	182	0.30%	0.60 (0.50–0.73)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	5618	226	4.02%	11.91 (9.89–14.35)
Pulmonary embolism	959	53	5.53%	20.15 (14.01–29.00)
Deep-vein thrombosis	3058	94	3.07%	7.42 (5.64–9.76)