Table 4 Occurrence of postoperative complications in two groups of patients
From: The effect of preoperative hypoalbuminemia on complications after primary hip arthroplasty
Complication | Control group (n, %) | Case group (n, %) | χ2 value | Odds ratio (95%CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total complications | 59 (45.0%) | 50 (62.5%) | 6.065 | 0.492 (0.278–0.868) | 0.014 |
Delayed wound healing | 14 (10.7%) | 20 (25.0%) | 7.528 | 0.359 (0.169–0.761) | 0.006 |
Pleural effusion | 1 (0.8%) | 5 (6.3%) | 5.412 | 0.115 (0.013–1.007) | 0.020 |
pneumonia | 1 (0.8%) | 6 (7.5%) | 7.028 | 0.095 (0.011–0.804) | 0.008 |
Deep venous thrombosis of lower extremities | 7 (5.3%) | 3 (3.8%) | 0.279 | 1.449 (0.364–5.773) | 0.597 |
Dyspepsia | 5 (3.8%) | 6 (7.5%) | 1.364 | 0.489 (0.144–1.660) | 0.243 |
Constipation | 17 (13.0%) | 17 (21.3%) | 2.515 | 0.553 (0.264–1.158) | 0.113 |
Electrolyte disorder | 18 (13.7%) | 8 (10.0%) | 0.643 | 1.434 (0.592–3.470) | 0.423 |
Death | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.3%) | 1.645 | 0 (0–5.496) | 0.200 |