Table 4 Reported complications associated with surgery presented in major and minor subclasses
Group A 24 h (N = 1998) | Group B 4-day (N = 200) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Complication | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
a) Surgery related complications | ||||
Major complications | ||||
Postoperative mortality | 1 | (0.1) | 0 | (0.0) |
Anaesthetic death | 2 | (0.1) | 0 | (0.0) |
Scrotal ablation required | 4 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.5) |
Surgical intervention | 4 | (0.2) | 0 | (0.0) |
Anaesthetic intervention | 10 | (0.5) | 0 | (0.0) |
Antibiotic treatment | 10 | (0.5) | 0 | (0.0) |
Pyometra | 11 | (0.6) | 0 | (0.0) |
Surgical wound flushing | 17 | (0.9) | 2 | (1.0) |
Minor complications | ||||
Hypothermia | 4 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.5) |
Incisional discharge | 5 | (0.3) | 3 | (1.5) |
Incision wound swelling | 6 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) |
Moderate blood loss | 7 | (0.4) | 0 | (0.0) |
Moderate scrotal swelling | 8 | (0.4) | 3 | (1.5) |
Diarrhoea | 8 | (0.4) | 3 | (1.5) |
Cardiac rhythm abnormalities | 8 | (0.4) | 0 | (0.0) |
Procedure related | 10 | (0.5) | 1 | (0.5) |