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. 2019 Jun 14;3(2):108–112. doi: 10.1016/j.jses.2019.03.001

Table II.

Comparison of in-hospital perioperative complications for matched RTSA vs. TSA and for matched RTSA vs. HA

Perioperative outcomes RTSA vs. TSA
RTSA vs. HA
RTSA (n = 7197), % TSA (n = 9000), % OR (95% CI) RTSA (n = 5269), % HA (n = 2149), % OR (95% CI)
Cardiac 0.38 0.43 0.87 (0.53-1.42) 0.42 0.42 1.00 (0.46-2.18)
Respiratory 0.53 0.56 0.95 (0.62-1.44) 0.55 0.31 1.79 (0.77-4.17)
Central nervous system 0.28 0.17 1.65 (0.85-3.23) 0.28 0.37 0.77 (0.33-1.82)
Gastrointestinal 0.21 0.15 0.74 (0.35-1.55) 0.09 0.15 0.61 (0.15-2.45)
Genitourinary 0.51 0.63 0.82 (0.54-1.24) 0.44 0.66 0.66 (0.34-1.27)
Wound dehiscence 0.06 0.02 3.16 (0.50-19.9) 0.06 0.08 0.72 (0.11-4.77)
Hematoma/seroma 0.29 0.22 1.30 (0.71-2.41) 0.27 0.59 0.45 (0.21-0.97)
Surgical site infection 0.03 0.02 1.16 (0.17-7.92) 0.02 0.03 0.64 (0.03-14.6)
Mechanical complication 2.10 0.34 6.24 (4.23-9.21) 1.44 1.66 0.86 (0.58-1.29)
Blood transfusion 6.78 3.48 2.01 (1.74-2.33) 6.60 7.15 0.92 (0.75-1.11)
Deep venous thrombosis 0.11 0.11 1.00 (0.39-2.54) 0.13 0.30 0.41 (0.08-2.03)
Pulmonary embolism 0.14 0.08 1.84 (0.69-4.86) 0.15 0.38 0.40 (0.15-1.06)
Mortality 0.06 0.11 0.51 (0.16-1.64) 0 0 1.00 (1.00-1.00)

RTSA, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty; TSA, total shoulder arthroplasty; HA, hemiarthroplasty; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

P < .001.