These authors studied the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database for shoulder arthroplasty cases from the years 2005 through 2010. Major complications were defined as life-threatening or debilitating. All complications occurred within 30 days of the initial procedure.
They found 523 hemiarthroplasties and 1195 total shoulders. The major complication rates were 5% for both types of arthroplasty.
The factors associated with complications were emergency case, pulmonary comorbidity, anemia with a hematocrit level lower than 36%, and wound class of III or IV.
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