Table 3. Surgical complications stratified by the Clavien classification system.
| Complications (Clavien units) | LRC (n=35) | ORC (n=35) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade II, No. (%) |
20 (57.1%) |
24 (68.6%) |
0.322a |
| Urinary tract infection |
1 |
2 |
— |
| Blood transfusion |
2 |
12 |
— |
| Ileus |
4 |
4 |
— |
| Lymphatic leakage |
6 |
2 |
— |
| Delirium |
2 |
0 |
— |
| Infectious peritonitis |
0 |
1 |
— |
| Vesico-urethral anastomotic leakage |
1 |
2 |
— |
| Uretero-pouch anastomotic leakage |
2 |
0 |
— |
| Neobladder leakage |
2 |
1 |
— |
| Grade IIIa, No. (%) |
1 (2.9%) |
3 (8.6%) |
0.607b |
| Incisional haematoma |
0 |
2 |
— |
| Rupture of incision required II stage suture |
1 |
1 |
— |
| Grade IIIb, No. (%) |
2 (5.7%) |
4 (11.4%) |
0.669b |
| Intraoperative damage of external iliac vessels |
1 |
1 |
— |
| Abdominal-pouch fistula |
0 |
1 |
— |
| Colon-pouch fistula |
1 |
1 |
— |
| Ileo-pouch fistula | 0 | 1 | — |
Abbreviations: LRC=laparoscopic radical cystectomy; ORC=open radical cystectomy.
a
χ2 test.
b
Fisher's exact test.