TABLE I.

Complications (n = 1,030 Patients)

	# of occurrencesa	%b
Complication name
Wound infection	96	9.3
Anastomotic leak, pancreatic	83	8.1
Intra-abdominal infection or abscess	67	6.5
Delayed gastric emptying (DGE)	29	2.8
Supraventricular arrhythmia	28	2.7
Pulmonary embolus	20	1.9
Hemorrhage	19	1.8
Urinary tract infection	19	1.8
Death	18	1.7
Non infected intra-abdominal/intra-thoracic fluid collection	16	1.6
Fistula, pancreatic	14	1.4
Other	156	15.4
Mortality (in-hospital)	18	1.7%
Primary cause:
Leak/abscess/sepsis	7	0.68
Pulmonary embolus	3	0.19
Myocardial infarction	2	0.19
Ventricular arrhythmia	2	0.19
Visceral artery thrombosis	2	0.19
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleed	1	0.1
Aspiration	1	0.1

^aMany patients had >1 complication.

^b% patients with that complication.