Table 1 Types of postoperative complications collected for analysis
Acute postoperative complications (From the point of surgery until discharge from the acute hospital) | Postoperative complications to 6 months (From discharge from the acute hospital admission until 6 months post-surgery) |
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Drug reaction Delirium SSI requiring oral antibiotics SSI requiring IV antibiotics SSI requiring surgery with no prosthesis removal SSI requiring surgery with prosthesis removal DVT PE Fat emboli Respiratory infection CVS Dislocation Fracture Nerve injury Bladder infection Bladder retention Wound dehiscence Reoperation during index admission Pressure area Fall Hypotension Cellulitis Superficial SSI, earlier forms Deep SSI, earlier forms Bladder infection/retention, earlier forms Death Other | Readmission due to operated joint DVT PE MUA Dislocation SSI Other Readmission due to non-joint reasons Cardiac Kidney Cancer Other Revision surgery SSI requiring surgery with no prosthesis removal Dislocation Joint stiffness Other Postoperative complications not requiring readmission SSI requiring oral antibiotics SSI requiring IV antibiotics DVT index leg DVT other leg DVT both legs PE Dislocation Joint stiffness Bladder infection/retention Fracture Unexpected pain Cardiac Stroke Leg length discrepancy Joint or lower limb swelling Parasthesia/numbness Cellulitis Neuropathy Muscle weakness Respiratory infection Other |