Table 3.
Complications reported per study.
| Authors | Complications | Cardiopulmonary Complications | Wound drainage | DVT | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feng et al. (2019) | Bilateral 4 Staged 5 (n.s.) |
Bilateral 1 Staged 2 |
Bilateral 3 Staged 2 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
| Biazzo et al. (2018) | Bilateral 4 Staged 2 |
Bilateral 1 Staged 0 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
| Clavé et al. (2018) | Bilateral 5 | Bilateral 0 | Bilateral 0 | Bilateral 2 | Bilateral 1 |
| Ahn et al. (2017) | Bilateral 1 Unilateral (TKA) 7 (p = 0.028) |
Bilateral 0 Unilateral (TKA) 0 |
Bilateral 1 Unilateral (TKA) 3 |
Bilateral 0 Unilateral (TKA) 2 |
Bilateral 0 Unilateral (TKA) 3 |
| Ma et al. (2015) | Bilateral 3 Staged 5 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
Bilateral 1 Staged 1 |
Bilateral 1 Staged 2 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
| Romagnoli et al. (2015) | Bilateral 9 Unilateral 19 (n.s.) |
NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Winder et al. (2014) | Bilateral 2 | Bilateral 0 | Bilateral 1 | Bilateral 1 | 0 |
| Chen et al. (2013) | Bilateral 5 Staged 5 (n.s) |
Bilateral 2 Staged 0 (n.s.) |
Bilateral 0 Staged 3 (p = 0.02) |
Bilateral 1 Staged 2 (n.s.) |
Bilateral 2 Staged 0 (n.s.) |
| Berend et al. (2011) | Bilateral 4 Staged 31 |
Bilateral 2 Staged 10 |
Bilateral 2 Staged 7 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
Bilateral 0 Staged 0 |
| Chan et al. (2009) | Bilateral 17 Staged 5 |
Bilateral 3 Staged 0 (p < 0.005) |
Bilateral 4 Staged 2 |
Bilateral 10 Staged 3 |
Bilateral 6 Staged 0 |
DVT Deep Venous thrombosis, PE Pulmonary Embolism, NR Not Reported, TKA Total Knee Arthroplasty, n.s. Not Significant.