Table 2.
Incidence rates for the 14 studied postoperative complications for all surgical procedures combined
| Procedure year | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All surgical procedures: | ||||||||
| Unplanned return to OR: | 3.1% (16,983) | 3.0% (19,730) | 2.9% (21,822) | 2.9% (25,875) | 2.8% (27,548) | 2.7% (27,916) | 2.7% (27,260) | 2.8%(167,134) |
| Sepsis: | 1.4% (7,750) | 1.6% (10,169) | 1.8% (13,305) | 1.6% (14,593) | 1.6% (16,366) | 1.7% (17,250) | 1.6% (16,296) | 1.6% (95,729) |
| Superficial SSI: | 1.9% (10,062) | 1.7% (11,065) | 1.6% (12,195) | 1.5% (13,072) | 1.4% (14,077) | 1.3% (13,713) | 1.3% (13,269) | 1.5% (87,453) |
| Organ/Space SSI: | 1.1% (5,775) | 1.2% (7542) | 1.2% (9305) | 1.3% (11,146) | 1.4% (13,578) | 1.4% (14,664) | 1.5% (14,986) | 1.3% (76,996) |
| Urinary tract infection: | 1.6% (8,466) | 1.4% (9162) | 1.3% (9,96) | 1.3% (11,606) | 1.2% (12,166) | 1.2% (12,227) | 1.2% (12,345) | 1.3% (75,968) |
| Pneumonia: | 1.1% (6,195) | 1.2% (8052) | 1.3% (9732) | 1.3% (11,310) | 1.2% (11,831) | 1.1% (11,449) | 1.0% (10,498) | 1.2% (69,067) |
| Death: | 1.0% (5,640) | 1.0% (6756) | 1.0% (7749) | 1.0% (8983) | 1.0% (9732) | 0.9% (9664) | 0.9% (9546) | 1.0% (58,070) |
| DVT/Thrombo-phlebitis: | 0.6% (3,315) | 0.6% (3887) | 0.6% (4336) | 0.6% (5090) | 0.6% (5511) | 0.5% (5626) | 0.5% (5242) | 0.6% (33,007) |
| Deep SSI: | 0.6% (3,149) | 0.6% (4121) | 0.6% (4846) | 0.6% (5085) | 0.4% (4226) | 0.4% (3960) | 0.4% (3779) | 0.5% (29,166) |
| Myocardial infarction: | 0.4% (1,997) | 0.3% (2102) | 0.3% (2617) | 0.4% (3338) | 0.4% (3792) | 0.4% (3853) | 0.4% (3607) | 0.4% (21,306) |
| Cardiac arrest: | 0.3% (1,616) | 0.3% (2003) | 0.3% (2351) | 0.3% (2824) | 0.3% (2957) | 0.3% (3056) | 0.3% (2859) | 0.3% (17,666) |
| Acute renal fail: | 0.3% (1,730) | 0.3% (1946) | 0.3% (2178) | 0.3% (2410) | 0.3% (2577) | 0.2% (2469) | 0.2% (2448) | 0.3% (15,758) |
| Pulmonary embolism: | 0.3% (1,800) | 0.3% (2132) | 0.3% (2514) | 0.3% (3066) | 0.3% (3229) | 0.3% (3367) | 0.3% (3179) | 0.3% (19,287) |
| CVA/Stroke: | 0.2% (1,083) | 0.2% (1318) | 0.2% (1414) | 0.2% (1742) | 0.2% (1981) | 0.2% (1970) | 0.2% (1843) | 0.2% (11,351) |
| Total complication rate: | 13.9% (75,561) | 13.8% (89,985) | 13.9% (104,360) | 13.6% (120,140) | 13.0% (129,571) | 12.8% (131,184) | 12.5% (127,157) | 13.2% (777,958) |
Bold font indicates incidence rates for the 14 studied postoperative complications for all surgical procedures combined
Values are listed by procedure year as incidence (%) and number of cases
OR operating room, SSI surgical site infection, DVT deep venous thrombosis, CVA cerebrovascular accident