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. 2023 Apr 5;17:1529. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2023.1529

Table 3. CrC based on the interventions needed.

Intervention Complications Number (n)
Needed immediate surgical or medical intervention Pulmonary infection
SVC obstruction
Intestinal obstruction
Neutropenic enterocolitis
Spinal cord compression
Airway compromise/obstruction
Brain herniation
Pneumothorax
Anastomotic site leak
Cellulitis or retropharyngeal Abscess/ oedema
GVHD
Engraftment syndrome
62
40
34
27
24
8
13
13
7
6
2
1
Radiological intervention Ureteric obstruction
Biliary obstruction
Gross effusion
Tumour rupture/bleed
Intratumoural bleed
57
29
24
7
1
Changed the treatment strategy Drug induced complications
Treatment related changes (post RT, post-surgery complications)
Spinal cord compression
Perineural spread of disease
42
58
24
8
Required additional treatment course Pulmonary infection
Pulmonary haemorrhage
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary thromboembolism
Tumour bleed
Haematuria post RT which did not respond to conservative management
62
14
13
13
8
1
Wait and watch Fistula formation
Visceral infarct
Pseudocirrhosis
(Transient) Intussusception
22
11
3
4

SVC: Superior vena cava; GVHD: Graft versus Host Disease