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Table 2 Complications within 30 days after orthopedic surgery

From: Low serum cholinesterase predicts complication risk after orthopedic surgery in elderly patients: an observational pilot study

 

n = 49

Major complications, n = 11

 Heart failure

4

 Myocardial infarction

3

 Cerebral infarction

2

 Pulmonary embolism

2

Minor complications, n = 38

 Urinary tract infection

9

 Pneumonia

4

 Surgical site infection

3

 Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease

3

 Deep vein thrombosis in the lower leg

2

 Sick sinus syndrome

2

 Cellulitis

2

 Others (acute kidney injury, bleeding peptic ulcer, cholangitis, etc.)

13

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