Table 4

The surgical procedures most frequently leading to adverse events and the number of hospital discharges and degree of disability in Sweden during the period 1998-2001

Surgical procedure classification (three-character ICD 10 code)

Number of hospital discharges

Number of adverse events (%)

Degree of disability (no. of patients)

Sick leave ≤ 3 months

1-15%

16-30%

> 30%

Death

Primary prosthetic replacement of hip joint (NFB**)

50,733

304 (0.6)

18

259

22

4

1

Primary prosthetic replacement of knee joint (NGB**)

23,600

187 (0.8)

12

163

9

2

1

Decompression of spinal cord and nerve roots (ABC**)

17,507

168 (1.0)

12

120

12

22

2

Fracture surgery of femur (NFJ**)

68,123

105 (0.2)

9

80

14

1

1

Fracture surgery of ankle and foot femur (NHJ**)

22,490

103 (0.5)

8

92

2

2

0

Fracture surgery of knee and lower leg (NGJ**)

12,594

92 (0.7)

5

84

3

0

0

Öhrn et al. Patient Safety in Surgery 2012 6:2   doi:10.1186/1754-9493-6-2