Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Clin Cases. May 26, 2019; 7(10): 1093-1102
Published online May 26, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i10.1093
Table 3 Characteristics of patients stratified by postoperative complications
Total
No transfusion
Perioperative transfusion
n = 2018n = 1538n = 480
Overall postoperative complications338 (16.67)229 (11.31)109 (5.36)
Infection108 (5.36)67 (3.31)41 (2.05)
Intra-abdominal abscess45 (2.19)27 (1.30)18 (0.89)
Infected post-operative seroma5 (0.26)4 (0.22)1 (0.05)
Wound dehiscence27 (1.31)21 (1.02)6 (0.29)
UTI32 (1.59)26 (1.29)6 (0.30)
Pulmonary complications41 (2.05)21 (1.04)20 (1.00)
DVT26 (1.29)18 (0.90)8 (0.39)
Postoperative myocardial infarction58 (2.88)42 (2.10)16 (0.78)
Sepsis30 (1.44)23 (1.09)7 (0.34)
Ascites65 (3.20)43 (2.13)22 (1.07)
Acute liver failure14 (0.70)10 (0.49)4 (0.21)
Other digestive system complications17 (0.81)14 (0.67)3 (0.14)