Table 5 Complications reported for minor surgical procedures
From: Minor surgery in general practice in Ireland- a report of workload and safety
Frequency | Number of complications (% for procedure) | Complication | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cryosurgical ablation of skin lesions | 1369 | 9 (0.7%) | Infection (5) |
Other (4) | |||
Full thickness excision of skin lesion | 738 | 20 (2.7%) | Infection (5) |
Dehiscence (3) | |||
Bleeding (2) | |||
Other (10) | |||
Aspiration and/or injection of joint | 670 | 2 (0.3%) | Other (2) |
Shave, punch & incisional biopsy of skin lesion | 420 | 3 (0.7%) | Infection (3) |
Therapeutic phlebotomy | 247 | 0 | |
Surgery to ingrown toenails | 232 | 3 (1.3%) | Infection (3) |
Curettage & cautery | 164 | 0 | |
Incision & drainage of abscess or haematoma | 135 | 1 (0.7%) | Bleeding (1) |
Excision of epidermoid cyst | 128 | 0 | |
Suture of laceration | 81 | 1 (1.2%) | Infection (1) |
Aspiration of ganglion | 26 | 0 | |
Enucleation of lipoma | 19 | 1 (5.3%) | Bleeding (1) |
Incision & drainage of Meibomian cyst | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 4242 | 40 (0.9%) |