Table 6 Overview of perioperative complications
From: Clinical frailty scale predicts outcomes following total joint arthroplasty
| Â | TKA | THA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Total | Robust cohort (CFS ≤ 3) | Non-robust cohort (CFS > 3) | Total | Robust cohort (CFS ≤ 3) | Non-robust cohort (CFS > 3) |
Patients, n | 328 | 76 | 252 | 294 | 157 | 137 |
Total complications, n (%) | 24 (7.3%) | 2 (2.6%) | 22 (8.7%) | 25 (8.5%) | 10 (6.4%) | 19 (11.0%) |
Dislocation, n | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Wound healing problems, n | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Periprosthetic Joint Infection, n | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Fracture, n | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
DVT, n | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Pulmonary embolism, n | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Myocardial infarction, n | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hospital acquired pneumonia, n | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Urinary tract infection, n | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Delirium | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfer to ICU, n | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |