Table 6.
Complications in relation to risk factors
| Risk factors/comorbidities | Patients | Intraop compl | Vascular compl |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac | |||
| Coronary heart disease | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Valvular disease | 0 | ||
| Low output | 0 | ||
| Vascular | |||
| Hypertension | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Atherosclerosis | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Venous insufficiency | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Calcification on X-ray | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| Pulmonary | |||
| Smoker | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Fibrosis | 0 | ||
| COPD | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Asthma | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Osteophytes | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| Previous abdominal surgery | |||
| Bowel/abdominal | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Gynaecological | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Great vessels/retroperitoneal | 0 | ||