Table 3.

Examples of surgical and non-surgical complications.

Examples of surgical complications

Haematoma/seroma, dehiscence, incisional hernia catheter-related sepsis, anaesthetic complications, nerve damage, vascular damage, recurrence/incomplete excision, anastomotic leak, ileus/gastric dilatation, bile leak, infection of graft, acute thombosis/embolus/gangrene

Examples of non-surgical complications

Septicaemic death, advanced cancer death, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, urinary tract infection, oliguria/renal failure, consolidation/atelectasis, pulmonary embolus, deep vein thrombosis, thrombophebilits, confusion, depression infective diarrhoea, jaundice, faecal impaction/constipation