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Table 4 Proportion of patients reporting at least one complication by operation

From: Case-mix & patients' reports of outcome in Independent Sector Treatment Centres: Comparison with NHS providers

Surgery type

NHS

ISTC

Adjusted odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

 

N (%)

N (%)

   

Cataract surgery

58 (11.5)

9 (3.9)

0.32

0.14 to 0.70

0.004

Hernia repair

79 (24.4)

8 (16.7)

0.46

0.32 to 0.66

<0.001

Varicose vein

83 (41.5)

13 (36.1)

0.75

0.42 to 1.3

0.3

Hip replacement

87 (33.9)

41 (29.1)

0.87

0.52 to 1.5

0.6

Knee replacement

112 (39.6)

39 (24.5)

0.43

0.27 to 0.69

<0.001