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Table 6 Matched analysis—in-hospital complications of dialysis patients and the control group

From: Total knee arthroplasty in dialysis patients: a national in-patient sample-based study of perioperative complications

Post-operative variables

Dialysis group (418)

Control group (409)

Odds ratio (dialysis/control group)

Odds ratio 95% confidence interval

Significance

Died during hospitalization

0.2%

0.5%

0.5

(0.04, 5.4)

0.5

Acute renal failure

0.7%

17 (4.1%)

0.2

(0.1, 0.6)

 < 0.001

Myocardial infarction

0

0.2%

0.99

(0.5, 0.5)

0.5

Blood loss anemia

90 (21.5%)

73 (17.8%)

0.99

(0.1, 6.9)

0.1

Pneumonia

0.5%

0.5%

2.5

(0.6, 9.9)

0.7

Blood transfusion

45 (10.8%)

23 (5.6%)

2

(1.2, 3.4)

0.005

Pulmonary embolism

0

0.2%

0.99

(0.5, 0.5)

0.5

Deep vein thrombosis

0.5%

0.5%

0.7

(0.1, 3.9)

0.5

Periprosthetic fracture

2%

1.2%

0.98

(0.3, 3.4)

0.6

Periprosthetic dislocation

2%

1.2%

1.6

(0.3, 4.6)

0.5

Periprosthetic infection

23 (5.5%)

23 (5.6%)

1.3

(0.7, 2.5)

0.2

Periprosthetic mechanical complication

2%

1.2%

0.98

(0.3, 3.4)

0.6

  1. Bolded values indicate statistical significance
  2. Numbers between 1 and 10 were not reported as per healthcare cost and utilization project (HUCP) data agreement