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. 2013 Apr 25;8(4):e61769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061769

Table 2. Comparisons of Complications between the Two Groups.

Complications Clavien grade 1 Clavien grade 2 Clavien grade 3
pre-2008 post-2008 pre-2008 post-2008 pre-2008 post-2008
Overall complications 22(17.1%) 17(9.9%) 9(7.0%) 10(5.8%) 11(8.5%) 6(3.5%)
Biliary complications 7(5.4%) 6(3.5%) 4(3.1%) 4(2.3%) 4(3.1%) 2(1.2%)
Biliary leak 7 6 4 4 2 1
Biliary stricture 0 0 0 0 2 1
Infection 6(4.7%) 7(4.1%) 2(1.6%) 2(1.2%) 3(2.3%) 2(1.2%)
Wound infection 2 5 1 2 1 1
Intraabdominal infection 4 2 0 0 2 1
Lung 0 0 1 0 0 0
Postoperative bleeding 0 0 2(1.6%) 3(1.8%) 1(0.8%) 2(1.2%)
Intraabdominal bleeding 0 0 1 2 1 2
Incision bleeding 0 0 1 1 0 0
Effusion 6 (4.7%) 4 (2.3%) 1 (0.8%) 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.8%) 0
Pleural effusion 2 2 1 1 1 0
Intraabdominal effusion 4 2 0 0 0 0
Vascular complications
Portal vein thrombosis 0 0 0 0 1 0
Others 3 0 0 0 1 0

Others: voice change, lymph leakage, hepatic encephalopathy.