Table 3.
Postoperative complications.
| Number of episodes | Clavien classification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GI | GII | GIIIa | GIIIb | GV | ||
| Biliary complications | ||||||
| Bile leakage | 34 | 8 | 26 | |||
| Biliary stricture | 6ab | 5 | 1 | |||
| Other abdominal complications | ||||||
| Persistent fluid collection | 38 | 38 | ||||
| Skin wound infection | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Massive ascites (>500 mL/day) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Small bowel obstruction | 5b | 4 | 1 | |||
| Hyperamylasemia (>300 IU/L) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Portal vein thrombosis | 1b | 1 | ||||
| Drug induced hepatotoxicity | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Diverticulitis (ascending colon) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Allergic reaction | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Extra-abdominal complications | ||||||
| Pleural effusion | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Pulmonary embolism (including suspected cases) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Fever of unknown origin | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Angina pectoris | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Radial nerve palsy (temporary) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Death | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 123 | 71 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 1 |
a
Three episodes followed bile leak
b
One each case required relaparotomy