Population
505 elective gynecological and orthopedic surgical patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 to 48 hours
Authors
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Younger age and female sex associated with higher complication rates after elective surgery; leaves open whether targeted monitoring or prevention alters outcomes.
There is a high incidence of minor postoperative complications following elective gynecological and orthopedic surgeries, though they are generally of low severity and overall patient satisfaction remains high.
Tennant et al. (2012) studied this question.
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