Complications
Length of stay
Figure 15 shows the number of complications by type of event. The most common complication reported was an unplanned return to theatre, occurring for 1.2% of total operations. Figure 16 shows the reason for the 24 cases of unplanned return to theatre; the majority of cases returned for revision of fixation (66.7%). Further details on complications is available but has not been published here. Morbidity and mortality data fields have been amended and aligned with the NSW Health reporting guidelines for surgical complications.
The median length of stay for general cases was 2 days (IQR: 1-7) and 8 days (IQR: 4-19) for spinal cases. The maximum length of stay for one patient was 218 days.
Length of Stay
Complications
General
1.2%
24
Unplanned return to theatre
0.1%
3
Superficial Infection
Spine
0.1%
2
Other
0
50
100
150
200
250
1
0.0%
Unplanned readmission
Length of Stay (Days)
Number of Complications / Total Operations
Figure 17: Length of stay
Figure 15: Number of complications by type of event
Unplanned return to theatre reason
66.7%
25.0%
4.2%4.2%
Revision of fixation Infection Dislocation Other
Figure 16: Unplanned return to theatre reason
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SORTED Annual Report 2021
SORTED Annual Report 2021
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