TABLE 1.

Intra‐ and postoperative complications in small‐breed dogs with surgically resected pulmonary adenocarcinomas.

Complications	Grade	No. of dogs
Intraoperative
Minor hemorrhage	1	4
Air leakage	1	1
Hemorrhage	2	1
Postoperative
Seroma	1	4
Subcutaneous emphysema	1	5
Reaccumulation of pleural effusion after removal of chest drain	1	2
Hypoxemia requiring oxygen supplementation (>24 h)	3	1
Acute congestive heart failure (pulmonary edema)	3	1
Aspiration pneumonia	3	1
Pleural effusion requiring repeated thoracocentesis	4	1
Hemorrhage requiring revision surgery	4	1
Suspected acute congestive heart failure	5	1
Unknown cause of death	5	1
Acute respiratory distress syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation	5	1
Acute respiratory distress syndrome because of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema	5	1