Table 4. Grade II–V postoperative complications from follow-up letters which used questionnaire format.
| |
Patient-reported complications – all (only reported by patient) |
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complication category | Total | Grade II | Grade IIIa | Grade IIIb | Grade IVa | Only reported by hospital | Overall Total |
| Infection |
44 (43) |
43 (43) |
|
|
1 |
5 |
49 |
| Wound breakdown |
41 (38) |
40 (37) |
|
1 (1) |
|
4 |
45 |
| Lymphocyst/Lymphoedema |
12 (12) |
12 (12) |
|
|
|
0 |
12 |
| Bladder problems |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
6 |
| Ileus |
1 (1) |
1 (1) |
|
|
|
4 |
5 |
| Bowel obstruction |
1 (1) |
1 (1) |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
| Bowel perforation |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Bowel – other |
3 (3) |
3 (3) |
|
|
|
2 |
5 |
| Fistula |
1 (1) |
1 (1) |
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
| Secondary haemorrhage |
4 (3) |
3 (3) |
|
1 |
|
0 |
4 |
| Abscess/Haematoma |
2 (2) |
2 (2) |
|
|
|
0 |
2 |
| Deep vein thrombosis |
2 (2) |
2 (2) |
|
|
|
0 |
2 |
| Pulmonary embolism |
1 (1) |
1 (1) |
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
| Hernia |
1 (1) |
1(1) |
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
| Ureteric obstruction |
1 (1) |
|
1 (1) |
|
|
0 |
1 |
| Other complications |
2 (2) |
1 (1) |
|
|
1 (1) |
2 |
4 |
| Total | 117 (111) | 112 (108) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 24 | 141 |
Complications reported by both hospital and patients=all patients reported – those only reported by patient.
Readmissions=9 (9 patient-only-reported)+3 hospital-only-reported.
Reoperations=2 (1 patient-only-reported, 1 patient- and hospital-reported)+3 hospital-only–reported.
Admissions to intensive care=2 (1 patient-only-reported, 1 patient- and hospital-reported)+1 hospital-only–reported.