Table 2 Incidence rates for the 14 studied postoperative complications for all surgical procedures combined

All surgical procedures:

 Unplanned return to OR:

3.1% (16,983)

3.0% (19,730)

2.9% (21,822)

2.9% (25,875)

2.8% (27,548)

2.7% (27,916)

2.7% (27,260)

2.8%(167,134)

 Sepsis:

1.4% (7,750)

1.6% (10,169)

1.8% (13,305)

1.6% (14,593)

1.6% (16,366)

1.7% (17,250)

1.6% (16,296)

1.6% (95,729)

 Superficial SSI:

1.9% (10,062)

1.7% (11,065)

1.6% (12,195)

1.5% (13,072)

1.4% (14,077)

1.3% (13,713)

1.3% (13,269)

1.5% (87,453)

 Organ/Space SSI:

1.1% (5,775)

1.2% (7542)

1.2% (9305)

1.3% (11,146)

1.4% (13,578)

1.4% (14,664)

1.5% (14,986)

1.3% (76,996)

 Urinary tract infection:

1.6% (8,466)

1.4% (9162)

1.3% (9,96)

1.3% (11,606)

1.2% (12,166)

1.2% (12,227)

1.2% (12,345)

1.3% (75,968)

 Pneumonia:

1.1% (6,195)

1.2% (8052)

1.3% (9732)

1.3% (11,310)

1.2% (11,831)

1.1% (11,449)

1.0% (10,498)

1.2% (69,067)

 Death:

1.0% (5,640)

1.0% (6756)

1.0% (7749)

1.0% (8983)

1.0% (9732)

0.9% (9664)

0.9% (9546)

1.0% (58,070)

 DVT/Thrombo-phlebitis:

0.6% (3,315)

0.6% (3887)

0.6% (4336)

0.6% (5090)

0.6% (5511)

0.5% (5626)

0.5% (5242)

0.6% (33,007)

 Deep SSI:

0.6% (3,149)

0.6% (4121)

0.6% (4846)

0.6% (5085)

0.4% (4226)

0.4% (3960)

0.4% (3779)

0.5% (29,166)

 Myocardial infarction:

0.4% (1,997)

0.3% (2102)

0.3% (2617)

0.4% (3338)

0.4% (3792)

0.4% (3853)

0.4% (3607)

0.4% (21,306)

 Cardiac arrest:

0.3% (1,616)

0.3% (2003)

0.3% (2351)

0.3% (2824)

0.3% (2957)

0.3% (3056)

0.3% (2859)

0.3% (17,666)

 Acute renal fail:

0.3% (1,730)

0.3% (1946)

0.3% (2178)

0.3% (2410)

0.3% (2577)

0.2% (2469)

0.2% (2448)

0.3% (15,758)

 Pulmonary embolism:

0.3% (1,800)

0.3% (2132)

0.3% (2514)

0.3% (3066)

0.3% (3229)

0.3% (3367)

0.3% (3179)

0.3% (19,287)

 CVA/Stroke:

0.2% (1,083)

0.2% (1318)

0.2% (1414)

0.2% (1742)

0.2% (1981)

0.2% (1970)

0.2% (1843)

0.2% (11,351)

 Total complication rate:

13.9% (75,561)

13.8% (89,985)

13.9% (104,360)

13.6% (120,140)

13.0% (129,571)

12.8% (131,184)

12.5% (127,157)

13.2% (777,958)