Serious postoperative complications and reoperation after carpal tunnel decompression surgery in England: a nationwide cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carpal tunnel decompression surgery to treat carpal tunnel syndrome is a common procedure, yet data on safety and effectiveness of the operation in the general population remain scarce. We aimed to estimate the incidence of reoperation and serious postoperative complications (requiring admission to hospital or further surgery) following carpal tunnel decompression in routine clinical practice and to identify the patient factors associated with these adverse outcomes.

Methods

We did a nationwide cohort analysis including all carpal tunnel decompression surgeries in patients aged 18 years or older, done in the National Health Service in England between April 1, 1998, and March 31, 2017, using the Hospital Episode Statistics dataset linked to mortality records. Patie

SUBMITTER: Lane JCE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762724 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature