Table 3.
Complications per Procedure by Anatomic Location
| Soft Tissue Location | No. of Procedures | Grade
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | > 3 | ||
| Retroperitoneal | 69 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2* | 2 (3) |
| Superficial | 62 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) |
| Intraperitoneal | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) |
| Bone | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (7) |
| Head/neck | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 220† | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 (3.2) |
Values in parentheses are percentages.
*
The two deaths that occurred were considered unrelated to the procedure.
†
The total number of patients is not reflected as a sum of each location because some patients underwent several procedures in different locations.