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Table 4 Early postoperative complications according to preoperative use of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (LdAA)

From: Bleeding and first-year mortality following hip fracture surgery and preoperative use of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid: an observational cohort study

Events

LdAA

No LdAA

P value

 

(n = 118)

(n = 137)

 

Cardiovascular

8 (6.8)

5 (3.6)

0.26

Cerebrovascular

2 (1.7)

0 (0)

0.13

Thromboembolic

6 (5.1)

1 (0.7)

0.03

Pulmonary infection

12 (10.2)

8 (5.8)

0.20

Lower urinary tract infection

23 (19.5)

25 (18.2)

0.80

Wound related

7 (5.9)

9 (6.6)

0.83

Reoperation

1 (0.8)

2 (1.5)

0.65

Other serious *

2 (1.7)

7 (5.1)

0.14

Any complication

54 (45.8)

48 (35.0)

0.08

  1. * Kidney failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, septicemia (unknown origin), ileus, multiorgan failure, deep pressure ulcer.