In addition, 9% of patients died, 9% developed seizures, and 18% had significant postoperative infections.
Postoperative course was uneventful and cross-sectional echocardiography performed prior to discharge showed an intact repair.
The effects of delirium on postoperative functional status were assessed in conjunction with postoperative depressive symptoms using regression models.
Two had postoperative problems; one developed complete heart block and required a pacemaker, another had re-operation for repair of the right ventricular outflow tract.
Postoperative relief percentages were given by the patients themselves.
One (7.1%) died during the early postoperative period (30 days), while the other died shortly after discharge from hospital.
Clinically meaningful postoperative pain was assessed at follow-up interviews 2, 10, and 30 days after surgery.
Table 1 shows the postoperative diagnoses and procedures performed in the 110 patients who underwent arthroscopy.
