A retrospective cohort study of adverse events in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: Adverse events are frequent following common orthopaedic procedures. The incidence is greatest for patients with more functional comorbidities. For THA and TKA procedures, being male and being older are also associated with a greater incidence of adverse events.
PMID: 28503200 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Gagnier JJ, Morgenstern H, Kellam P Tags: Patient Saf Surg Source Type: research