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Table 2 Complications in the frailty and non-frailty groups

From: Frailty as a risk factor for postoperative complications in adult patients with degenerative scoliosis administered posterior single approach, long-segment corrective surgery: a retrospective cohort study

 

Frailty group

(n = 47)

Non-frailty group

(n = 114)

p value

Major peri-operative complications, n (%)

14 (29.8%)

12 (10.5%)

0.003

Cardiac complications, n (%)

2 (4.3%)

1 (0.9%)

0.204

Pneumonia, n (%)

2 (4.3%)

2 (1.8%)

0.581

Acute renal failure, n (%)

3 (6.4%)

1 (0.9%)

0.075

Stroke, n (%)

1 (2.1%)

1 (0.9%)

0.500

Neurological deficit, n (%)

3 (6.4%)

2 (1.8%)

0.149

Deep wound infection, n (%)

2 (4.3%)

3 (2.6%)

0.630

Gastrointestinal adverse events, n (%)

2 (4.3%)

2 (2.6%)

0.581

Deep vein thrombosis, n (%)

1 (2.1%)

1 (1.8%)

0.500

Delirium, n (%)

3 (6.4%)

1 (1.8%)

0.075