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Table 5 Intraoperative complications by age category. Intraoperative complications were rare in pediatric cases. Key Complication types by age group

From: Hospitalization for computer-assisted hexapod ring fixation application – analyses of patient variability, peri-operative complications, hospital costs, and discharge status

Complication Types

Overall

Adult

Pediatric

Complication Bleeding

11.8%

12.6%

1.6%

Respiratory Failure

4.2%

4.4%

2.3%

Dysrhythmias

3.4%

3.7%

0%

Infection-Pneumonia/Pneumonitis

2.9%

3.1%

0.8%

Acute Renal Failure

2.7%

3.0%

0%

Infection and/or Sepsis

1.6%

1.8%

0%

Heart Failure

1.4%

1.5%

0%

Infection-Urinary Tract

1.4%

1.5%

0%

Complication Disruption of wound

0.9%

0.9%

0%

Nausea/Vomiting

0.9%

0.8%

1.5%

Dysphagia

0.7%

0.7%

0.8%