Table 2.

Examples of complication categories and specific complications.

Examples of complication	Examples of specific complication
Categories
Death	Septicaemic, cardiac, vascular, respiratory, renal, advanced cancer death
Cardiac	Endocarditis, myocardial infarction, myocardial ischaemia, cardiac dysrhythmia, congestive heart failure, stroke
Wound	Infection, haematoma/seroma, dehiscence, incisional hernia
Renal	Urinary tract infection, oilguria/renal failure, urinary retention
Pulmonary	Chest infection/bronchopneumonia, consolidation/atelectasis, pulmonary embolus, pulmonary oedema, pneumothorax
Haematological	Haemorrhage, septicaemia, deep vein thrombosis, thrombophebilits, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
Central nervous system	Confusion, depression, delerium tremens, psychiatric disorder unspecified
Gastrointestinal	Diarrhoea, peptic ulcer(perforated/haemorrhage), jaundice, noninfective diarrhoea, faecal impaction/constipation
Technical	Catheter-related sepsis, anaesthetic complications, nerve damage, vascular damage, recurrence/incomplete excision