Table 4.
Postoperative complications
| Complication | Group | |
| C (n = 16) | I (n = 17) | |
| Infection | ||
| Pneumonia | 5 | 2 |
| Abdominal | 4 | 3 |
| Urinary tract | 1 | 0 |
| Respiratory | ||
| Pulmonary embolism | 1 | 0 |
| Respiratory support > 24 h (exclusive of acute lung injury) | 6 | 5 |
| Acute lung injury | 5 | 1 |
| Cardiovascular | ||
| Arrhythmiaa | 6 | 3 |
| Hypotensiona | 11 | 3 |
| Acute pulmonary edema | 2 | 0 |
| Cardiac arrest (exclusive of fatal outcome) | 1 | 0 |
| Abdominal | ||
| Acute bowel obstruction | 1 | 0 |
| Upper gastrointestinal bleed | 2 | 1 |
| Anastomotic leak | 1 | 0 |
| Coagulopathy | ||
| Platelet count <100,000/μlb or prothrombin time < 50%c | 6 | 4 |
| Renal | ||
| Urine output < 500 ml/day or serum creatinine > 170 μmol/ld or dialysis for acute renal failure | 11 | 1 |
| Total number of complications | 63 | 23 |
| Number (percentage) of patients with complications | 12 (75) | 7 (41) |
C, control; I, intervention. aRequiring pharmacologic treatment; bif at least 150,000/μl preoperatively; cif at least 70% preoperatively; dif 130 μmol/l or less preoperatively.