Table 3 Intra- and postoperative complications
Outcome | Durotomy (n = 15) | No durotomy (n = 152) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Intraoperative complications, n (%) | |||
Epidural venous bleeding | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 0.99 |
Other | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
None | 15 (100) | 151 (99.3) | |
Postoperative complications, n (%) | |||
Wound infection | 1 (6.7) | 2 (1.3) | 0.60 |
Other | 3 (20.0) | 16 (10.5) | 0.99 |
None | 11 (73.3) | 134 (88.2) | |
postoperative mortality (death within 6 weeks of surgery), n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
postoperative mortality (death within 3 months of surgery), n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |