Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2010; 16(7): 868-874
Published online Feb 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i7.868
Table 4 Postoperative morbidity and mortality, ranked according to Dindo et al[5]
Type of complicationArm A (n = 32)Arm B (n = 35)
Anastomotic leak1-IVb1-IVb
Abdominal abscess2-IIIa1-IIIa
Infected peritoneal collection1-IIIa1-IIIa
Anastomotic bleeding1-IIIb (re-operation)-
Pneumonia requiring ICU1-IVa3-IVa-IVa, V (re-operation, death)
Pulmonary embolism1-II-
Urinary infection1-II-
Fever of unknown origin1-II-
Mediastinal infected collection + MOF-1-V (re-operation, death)
Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection-2-II
Totala9 (28.5%), 1 re-operation9 (25.7%), 2 re-operations, 1 death