Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty and Elective Spinal Decompression
| Complication | Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Total hip arthroplasty | Spinal decompression | |
| Life threatening | ||
| Respiratory failure | 1 | 0 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
| Major | ||
| Malignant arrythmia | 1 | 2 |
| Myocardial infarction/ischemia | 3 | 1 |
| Severe bronchospasm | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrent hip dislocation | 1 | 0 |
| Trochanteric fracture | 4 | 0 |
| Deep venous thrombosis | 2 | 0 |
| Congestive heart failure | 0 | 1 |
| Major lung atelectasis | 0 | 1 |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 0 | 1 |
| Material failure | 0 | 1 |
| Deep wound infection | 0 | 4 |
| Pyelonephritis | 0 | 1 |
| Cerebrospinal fistula | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 14 |
| Minor* | ||
| Benign arrythmia | 2 | 1 |
| Constipation, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea | 16 | 39 |
| Minor wound problems | 20 | 12 |
| Urinary retention | 10 | 46 |
| Lower urinary tract infection | 4 | 15 |
| Hyperglycemia | 1 | 1 |
| Psychosis | 4 | 9 |
| Simple dislocation | 1 | 0 |
| Minor atelectasis | 0 | 1 |
| Eye infection | 1 | 0 |
| Allergic reaction | 3 | 0 |
| Seizure | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 62 | 125 |
↵* Significant difference p < 0.05, χ2 test.