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. 2002 Oct;236(4):397–407.

Table 3. OPERATIVE AND PERIOPERATIVE RESULTS: ALL PATIENTS

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* Used intermittently.

1 Prolonged hyperbilirubinemia unrelated to biliary obstruction or leak, clinically apparent ascites, prolonged coagulopathy requiring FFP, and/or hepatic encephalopathy.

2 Prolonged ventilatory requirement or reintubation, hypoxia with prolonged supplemental oxygen requirement.

3 Hemorrhage from operative site.

4 Line infection (8), hip fracture due to fall (3), hepatic artery pump occlusion (3), decubitus ulcer (2), dehydration requiring readmission (2), syncope (2), air embolus causing cardiac arrest (intraoperative), brachial plexus injury, diaphragm herniation, hypothyroidism, menorrhagia, parotitis, retained drain, splenic injury (requiring splenectomy) (1 each).