Table 3.
Postoperative complications
| Postoperative complications | N = 9 |
|---|---|
| Early complications ≤30 daysa | |
| No. of patients with without complications | 3 |
| Wound infection | 4 |
| Seroma needing drainage | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 |
| Paralytic ileus | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Late complications >30 days | |
| Secondary wound healing | 3 |
| Recurrence herniab | 1 |
| Overall wound complications | 4 |
| Recurrence herniab | 1 |
| Total number of readmissions | 3 |
| Total No. patients with one or more complications (early and late) | 7 |
aSome patients had more than one complication
bSmall hernia after relaparotomy and primary closure for colon carcinoma recurrence