Adverse outcomes associated with elective knee arthroscopy: A population-based cohort study

Abstract

Purpose: The aims of this study were to quantify the frequency of adverse outcomes after elective knee arthroscopies in Victoria, Australia, and to identify risk factors associated with adverse outcomes. Methods: We performed a retrospective, longitudinal cohort study of elective orthopaedic admissions using the Victorian Admitted Episodes database, a routinely collected public and private hospital episodes database linked to death registry data, from July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2009. Adverse outcome measures included pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), hemarthrosis, effusion and synovitis, cellulitis, wound infection, synovial fistula, acute renal failure, myocardial infarct,..