Enhanced Recovery Protocol Reduces Transfusion Requirements and Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing an Elective Arthroplasty Procedure

Table 5

Complications.

	Traditional protocol ()	Enhanced protocol ()
Thromboembolic complications
PE	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)
DVT	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)
Other cardiovascular complications	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)
Cerebrovascular complications	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)
Other complications
Pneumonia	13 (2.0%)	8 (1.3%)
Haematoma	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)
Wound infection	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)
Gastric ulcer	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)

Note: there is no significant difference for all complications between the traditional protocol and enhanced protocol (Chi-square test).