Table 5.

Type and Severity of Complications of Donors With Nonaborted Procedure According to Clavien Grade

Complication	No. donors	Percent donors	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4
Intraoperative
Intraoperative injurya	4	1.0
Intraoperative other complicationsa	6	1.5
Biliary
Bile leakb/biloma	36	9.2	13	22	1
Biliary stricturec	2	0.5	1	1
Abdominal
Intraabdominal bleeding	4	1.0	2	2
Upper/lower GI bleeding	2	0.5	2
Intraabdominal abscesses	9	2.3	2	6	1
Ileus	8	2.0	7	1
Bowel obstruction	5	1.3	3	2
Incisional hernia	22	5.6	2	16	4
Wound dehiscence	1	0.3		1
Unplanned reexploration	12	3.1	1	11
Complications during surgical reexplorationa	2	0.5
Cardiopulmonary
Pneumothorax	3	0.8	2	1
Pleural effusion	21	5.3	18	3
Pulmonary edema	5	1.3	4	1
Aspiration	1	0.3	1
Pulmonary embolism	2	0.5	2
Hepatic
Ascites	3	0.8	3
Liver failure	0	0.0
Hepatic artery thrombosis	0	0.0
Portal vein thrombosis	2	0.5	1	1
Inferior vena cava thrombosis	1	0.3		1
Other
Deep vein thrombosis	0	0.0
Neuropraxia	16	4.1	12	2	2
Infections (donors may have more than 1 infection)	49	12.5	18	30		1
Bacteriala	49	12.5
Virala	2	0.5
Fungala	1	0.3
Psychologic difficulties	16	4.1	12	2		2
Total			106	103	8	3

NOTE. N = 393. Donors who successfully donated (n = 392) and those with graft resected but not transplanted (n = 1). See Table 1 for Clavien grade. Type and severity of complications include both intraoperative and postoperative.

^aThese complications are not graded.

^bBile leaks were defined as persistent bilious drainage beyond 7 days postdonation surgery or a diagnosis of intraabdominal bile collection.

^cBile strictures were defined as narrowing of bile ducts based on radiographic assessment.