Table 4.
Perioperative complications of orthopedic procedures (overall) compared with hip replacement surgery and hip coring
| Any perioperative complications* | Total group | Hip replacement | Hip coring | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 138 | % | n = 52 | % | n = 22 | % | |
| Intraoperative/PACU | 73 | 53 | 48 | 92 | 5 | 23 |
| Excessive blood loss (>10% excessive blood loss) | 61 | 44 | 37 | 71 | 2 | 9 |
| Other | 27 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 18 |
| ACS | 16 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
| Miscellaneous postoperative | 18 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| Fever/infection | 19 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| VOE | 13 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 9 |
| Neurologic | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Renal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Death | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sickle cell event (ACS/VOE) | 23 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 18 |
| Any serious complication | 92 | 67 | 50 | 96 | 10 | 45 |
Complications associated with transfusions were excluded. Percentages are the proportion of operations in each group with a complication. PACU, postanesthesia care unit. Adapted from Vichinsky et al37 with permission.
*
Includes preoperative period after transfusion.