Table 3.
Complications recorded at discharge among Campylobacter-associated hospital admissions in the Australian Capital Territory, 2004–2013
| Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
| Extra-intestinal / systemic disease | |
| Bacteraemia (laboratory proven) | 28 (4.1%) |
| Sepsis (discharge diagnosis) | 19 (2.8%) |
| Intestinal complications | |
| Appendicitis (histologically confirmed) | 8 (1.2%) |
| Mesenteric adenitis | 6 (0.9%) |
| Acute pancreatitis | 4 (0.6%) |
| Acute cholecystitis | 1 (0.2%) |
| Other significant complication | |
| Acute kidney injury | 23 (3.4%) |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 6 (0.9%) |
| Delirium | 3 (0.4%) |
| Metabolic acidosis | 3 (0.4%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 2 (0.3%) |
| Rhabdomyolysis | 2 (0.3%) |
| Febrile seizure | 1 (0.2%) |
| Hypovolemic shock | 1 (0.2%) |
| Spontaneous abortion | 1 (0.2%) |
| Perforated diverticulum | 1 (0.2%) |
| Peritonitis | 1 (0.2%) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 1 (0.2%) |
| Thrombocytopaenia | 1 (0.2%) |
| Transient Ischaemic Attack | 1 (0.2%) |
| Reactive complication | |
| Guillan-Barré Syndrome | 2 (0.3%) |
| Myopericarditis | 2 (0.3%) |
| Reactive arthritis | 1 (0.2%) |
| IgA nephropathy | 1 (0.2%) |
| Unnecessary surgery | |
| Appendicectomy (normal histology) | 8 (1.2%) |