35 / 66
33
Figure 17: Postoperative complications by specialty.
Note: total n=5,184 patients having operative treatment.
Audit period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2015.
Other surgeries include Oral/maxillofacial, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Transplant and Oncology.
Comments:
•
There were differences in the rate of postoperative complications among the specialties, with cardiothoracic
surgery having the highest number of procedures per patient.
•
Only 9 gynaecology and 49 paediatric patients were included in this report.
0%
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
All specialties
Vascular Surgery
Urology
Plastic Surgery
Paediatric Surgery
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Other surgeries
Orthopaedic Surgery
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Neurosurgery
General Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Complication distribution (%)
Specialty
0 1 2 ≥3
65.7%
No complications
2007-2014
69.0%
No complications
2014-2015