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. 2008 Jul-Sep;12(3):241–245.

Table 4.

Postoperative Stay and Complications

Parameter Entire Cohort n = 49 BMI < 25 n = 14 BMI = 25-29 n = 18 BMI ≥30 n = 17
Hospital Stay (Days) (SD) 9.4 (8.7) 11.8 (13.5) 7.7 (3.3) 9.1 (7.6)
Complications Rate (%) 13 (27) 3 (21) 6 (33) 4 (24)
Complications
    Dysrhythmia 1 1 0 0
    Myocardial Infarction 1 0 1 0
    Pulm Embolism/DVT 2 0 0 2
    Renal failure 1 0 1 0
    Wound Infection 1 1 0 0
    Wound Dehiscence 1 1 0 0
    Ureteral Stricture 1 1 0 0
    Rectal Injury 0 0 0 0
    Vascular Injury 0 0 0 0
    Postop Hemorrhage 2 0 2 0
    Postop Infection (C. difficile) 1 1 0 0
    Sepsis 2 1 1 0
    Ileus 1 1 0 0
    Pneumonia 0 0 0
    UTI 1 0 1 0
    PSBO/SBO 3 0 1 2
    Mortality 1 0 0 1

DVT=deep venous thrombosis, UTI=urinary tract infection, PSBO=partial small bowel obstruction, SBO=small bowel obstruction, C. difficile=Clostridium difficile