Table 2 Summary of findings
Outcome | Studies | Hips | Risk ratio | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative surgical site infection | 8 | 200,950 | 1.25 CI [1.01, 1.55] | 0.04 |
Cost of surgery | 6 | 129,893 | 3.44 CI [2.57, 4.30] | < 0.00001 |
Postoperative length of hospital Stay | 9 | 232,691 | 0.83 CI [0.48, 1.18] | < 0.00001 |
Complications during index hospitalization | 5 | 36,159 | 0.90 CI [0.49, 1.64] | 0.73 |
Complication within 90 days post-op | 3 | 74,409 | 1.80 CI [1.50, 2.17] | < 0.00001 |
Revision arthroplasty within 1 year post-op | 5 | 361,440 | 1.27 CI [0.98, 1.65] | 0.07 |
Long-term revision arthroplasty | 5 | 509,155 | 1.18 CI [0.86, 1.62] | 0.31 |
30-day mortality | 3 | 140,656 | 2.33 CI [1.27, 4.28] | 0.006 |
90-day mortality | 4 | 58,688 | 1.26 CI [1.05, 1.51] | 0.01 |
1-year mortality | 4 | 13,203 | 2.26 CI [1.32, 3.88] | 0.003 |
Postoperative thromboembolic events | 5 | 147,015 | 1.28 CI [0.92, 1.77] | 0.15 |