Table 2.
Description of postoperative complications (according to Clavien). 89 patients with lymphadenectomy D1 and 44 with D2. Pancreatic fistula described by the ISGPF classification [14].
| CLAVIEN | D1 | D2 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade I: no action | ||
| Evisceration | 5 | 1 |
| Postoperative bleeding | 1 | |
| Pancreatic fistula grade A | 1 | |
| Grade II requires medication | ||
| Intra-abdominal abscess | 9 | 2 |
| Central venous catheter-related infection | 4 | |
| Anastomotic leakage | 4 | |
| Urinary tract infection | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 |
| Surgical wound infection | 2 | 2 |
| Pancreatic fistula grade B | 1 | |
| Pancreatitis | 1 | |
| Grade IIIa requires intervention without general anesthesia | ||
| Surgical wound infection | 6 | 1 |
| Intra-abdominal abscess | 6 | |
| Anastomotic leakage | 2 | |
| Grade IIIb requires intervention with general anesthesia | ||
| Anastomotic leakage | 4 | 1 |
| Evisceration | 2 | |
| Intra-abdominal abscess | 2 | |
| Wound bleeding | 1 | 1 |
| Postoperative bleeding | 2 | |
| Pancreatic fistula grade C | 1 | |
| Intestinal occlusion | 1 | |
| Grade IVa: organ failure-ICU | ||
| Acute myocardial infarction | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | |
| Grade IVb: multiorgan failure-ICU | ||
| Acute myocardial infarction | 1 | |
| Iatrogenic colon perforation | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 1 | |
| Grade V: death | ||
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 1 | |
| Multiorgan failure | 3 | 1 |
| Heart failure | 1 | |
| Kidney failure | 1 | |
| Liver failure | 1 | |
| Postsurgical pancreatitis | 1 |