Table 3.
Incidence of key adverse events that occurred in patients in the ARIEL general surgery registry (n = 1738). The published adverse events rates are included for comparison where available
| Number of events (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of adverse event | Laparotomy (n = 1469) | Laparoscopy (n = 269) | Published adverse event rate (%) |
| Cardiac events | 22 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1–3942–44 |
| Fluid imbalance problems | 11 (0.8) | 1 (0.4) | 2.3–4.545,46 |
| Haematological events | 20 (1.4) | 3 (1.1) | – |
| Ileus | 53 (3.6) | 5 (1.9) | 2.3–17.632,39 |
| Pain | 15 (1.0) | 3 (1.1) | – |
| Predicted irrigation/instillation events | 16 (1.1) | 2 (0.7) | – |
| Respiratory events | 56 (3.8) | 3 (1.1) | – |
| Septic/infective events | 61 (4.2) | 9 (3.4) | 2–4040,47 |
| Peritonitis | 4 (0.3) | 4 (1.5) | 2.8–5.140 |
| Surgical/technical events | 43 (2.9) | 6 (2.2) | – |
| Anastomotic wound-healing problems | 27 (2.7)* | 5 (7.6)* | 1–3931–36 |
| Non-anastomotic wound-healing problems | 56 (3.8) | 2 (0.7) | 0–6.547 |
| Other | 69 (4.7) | 5 (1.9) | – |
*
Percentage of patients undergoing anastomotic procedures (laparotomy, n = 983; laparoscopy, n = 66).