Table 3. Most Common Complications and Death Rates by Tumor Type.
| Patients Who Died With Complication |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor Type and Complication | n | % | n | % |
| Colorectal (N = 11,253; deaths = 543) | ||||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding or blood loss | 1,700 | 15.1 | 117 | 21.5 |
| Electrolyte or fluid abnormality | 1,411 | 12.5 | 130 | 23.9 |
| Respiratory compromise | 998 | 8.9 | 218 | 40.1 |
| Renal dysfunction | 915 | 8.1 | 96 | 17.7 |
| Any complication | 6,474 | 57.5 | 490 | 90.2 |
| Prostate (N = 7,313; deaths = 102) | ||||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding or blood loss | 970 | 13.3 | 14 | 13.7 |
| Urinary tract infection or cystitis | 391 | 5.3 | 14 | 13.7 |
| Renal dysfunction | 333 | 4.6 | 24 | 23.5 |
| Electrolyte or fluid abnormality | 316 | 4.3 | 20 | 19.6 |
| Any complication | 2,630 | 36.0 | 82 | 80.4 |
| Endometrium (N = 2,765; deaths = 17) | ||||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding or blood loss | 210 | 7.6 | 3 | 17.6 |
| Intestinal obstruction | 192 | 6.9 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Pneumothorax | 185 | 6.7 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Respiratory compromise | 154 | 5.6 | 6 | 35.3 |
| Any complication | 982 | 35.5 | 14 | 82.4 |
| Ovarian (N = 1,779; deaths = 67) | ||||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding or blood loss | 234 | 13.2 | 8 | 11.9 |
| Intestinal obstruction | 222 | 12.4 | 9 | 13.4 |
| Pneumothorax | 172 | 9.7 | 4 | 6.0 |
| Electrolyte or fluid abnormality | 159 | 8.9 | 21 | 31.3 |
| Any complication | 957 | 53.8 | 60 | 89.6 |
| Lung (N = 539; deaths = 56) | ||||
| Pneumothorax | 164 | 30.4 | 22 | 39.3 |
| Respiratory compromise | 103 | 19.1 | 24 | 42.9 |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 70 | 13.0 | 13 | 23.2 |
| Pneumonia, other | 58 | 10.8 | 10 | 17.9 |
| Any complication | 358 | 66.4 | 51 | 91.1 |
| Esophagus (N = 367; death = 22) | ||||
| Pneumonia, other | 92 | 25.1 | 3 | 13.6 |
| Respiratory compromise | 88 | 24.0 | 10 | 45.5 |
| Electrolyte or fluid abnormality | 52 | 14.2 | 7 | 31.8 |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 49 | 13.4 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Any complication | 254 | 69.2 | 18 | 81.8 |
| Head and neck (N = 364; deaths = 10) | ||||
| Respiratory compromise | 32 | 8.8 | 4 | 40.0 |
| Electrolyte or fluid abnormality | 25 | 6.9 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Congestive heart failure | 20 | 5.5 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 18 | 4.9 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Any complication | 125 | 34.3 | 7 | 70.0 |
| Pancreatic (N = 238; deaths = 19) | ||||
| Gastrointestinal bleeding or blood loss | 47 | 19.7 | 3 | 15.8 |
| Electrolyte or fluid abnormality | 37 | 15.5 | 7 | 36.8 |
| Respiratory compromise | 35 | 14.7 | 11 | 57.9 |
| Pneumothorax | 26 | 10.9 | 4 | 21.1 |
| Any complication | 160 | 67.2 | 17 | 89.5 |
Note. Because of incomplete or missing data, N = 24,618.