Table 7

Rates of diagnoses of all major morbidity outcomes by study group

OUTCOMESGENERAL PRACTITIONERS N = 1448 %*SPECIALISTS N = 4344 %*
Major surgical morbidity2.51.6
Venous thrombosis0.30.1
Cerebrovascular disorders0.20
Pneumothorax0.10.1
Amniotic fluid embolus0.10.05
Complications of anesthesia00.1
Pulmonary edema00.05
Respiratory failure or acute respiratory distress syndrome00.02
Acute renal failure00
Endocarditis00
Need for mechanical ventilation00
Myocardial infarction00
TOTAL3.1 1.9
  • * Percentages do not add to 100 because some patients had more than 1 major morbidity.

  • P < .05 relative to specialists.

  • P < .01 relative to specialists.