Table 2.
Bivariate Analysis of Postoperative Complications of Patients Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty
| Complications | General Anesthesia | General + Regional Anesthesia | p-value: general + regional anesthesia vs general anesthesia¶ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total patients, n | 878 | 206 | |
| Any complication, n (%) | 19 (2.2) | 8 (3.9) | 0.154 |
| Major complication, n (%)** | 5 (0.6) | 3 (1.5) | 0.181 |
| Minor complication, n (%)†† | 9 (1.0) | 5 (2.4) | 0.109 |
| Death, n (%) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.401 |
| Wound complication, n (%) | 8 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | 0.544 |
| Cardiac complication, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0.039 |
| Pulmonary complication, n (%) | 2 (0.2) | 2 (1.0) | 0.113 |
| Renal complication, n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.628 |
| Thromboembolic complication, n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (1.0) | 0.035 |
| Sepsis complication, n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.5) | 0.263 |
| Urinary tract infection, n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (1.5) | 0.004 |
| Postoperative transfusion, n (%) | 5 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.278 |
| Extended length of stay (> 3 days), n (%) | 54 (6.2) | 12 (5.8) | 0.861 |
| Reoperation, n (%) | 6 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | 0.750 |
¶Pearson’s chi-squared test
**Includes cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, unplanned intubation, sepsis, septic shock, acute renal failure, or mortality.
††Includes urinary tract infection, pneumonia, deep venous thrombosis, superficial surgical site infection, or deep surgical site infection.
Bolding equals significance p<0.05