Table 3 Complications recorded at discharge among Campylobacter-associated hospital admissions in the Australian Capital Territory, 2004–2013
From: Campylobacter-associated hospitalisations in an Australian provincial setting
| Â | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Extra-intestinal / systemic disease | |
 Bacteraemia (laboratory proven) | 28 (4.1%) |
 Sepsis (discharge diagnosis) | 19 (2.8%) |
Intestinal complications | |
 Appendicitis (histologically confirmed) | 8 (1.2%) |
 Mesenteric adenitis | 6 (0.9%) |
 Acute pancreatitis | 4 (0.6%) |
 Acute cholecystitis | 1 (0.2%) |
Other significant complication | |
 Acute kidney injury | 23 (3.4%) |
 Acute myocardial infarction | 6 (0.9%) |
 Delirium | 3 (0.4%) |
 Metabolic acidosis | 3 (0.4%) |
 Atrial fibrillation | 2 (0.3%) |
 Rhabdomyolysis | 2 (0.3%) |
 Febrile seizure | 1 (0.2%) |
 Hypovolemic shock | 1 (0.2%) |
 Spontaneous abortion | 1 (0.2%) |
 Perforated diverticulum | 1 (0.2%) |
 Peritonitis | 1 (0.2%) |
 Pulmonary embolism | 1 (0.2%) |
 Thrombocytopaenia | 1 (0.2%) |
 Transient Ischaemic Attack | 1 (0.2%) |
Reactive complication | |
 Guillan-Barré Syndrome | 2 (0.3%) |
 Myopericarditis | 2 (0.3%) |
 Reactive arthritis | 1 (0.2%) |
 IgA nephropathy | 1 (0.2%) |
Unnecessary surgery | |
 Appendicectomy (normal histology) | 8 (1.2%) |