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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Jul 18;21(13):4226–4231. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-3891-3

Table 3. 30-day complication pattern following CRS/HIPEC.

Complication Non-DR(n = 975) DR(n = 102) p
Reexploration (all cause), n (%) 71 (7.3 %) 9 (8.8 %) 0.55
IR-guided drain placement, n (%) 57 (5.85 %) 11 (10.8 %) 0.08
Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, n (%) 48 (4.92 %) 11 (10.78 %) 0.02
Pneumonia, n (%) 51 (5.23 %) 9 (8.82 %) 0.17
Pulmonary effusion requiring thoracentesis, n (%) 15 (1.54 %) 1 (0.98 %) 1.0
Pulmonary effusion requiring thoracostomy, n (%) 25 (2.56 %) 9 (8.82 %) 0.003
Pneumothorax, n (%) 11 (1.13 %) 2 (1.96 %) 0.35
Deep vein thrombosis, n (%) 17 (1.74 %) 4 (3.92 %) 0.13
Pulmonary embolus, n (%) 9 (0.92 %) 0 1.0
Myocardial infarction, n (%) 2 (0.21 %) 2 (1.96 %) 0.05
Enteric leak, managed nonoperatively, n (%) 8 (0.82 %) 1 (0.98 %) 0.59
Enterocutaneous fistula, n (%) 12 (1.23 %) 2 (1.96 %) 0.63
Abscess, treated with antibiotics, n (%) 27 (2.77 %) 6 (5.88 %) 0.12
Acute renal failure requiring dialysis, n (%) 15 (1.54 %) 4 (3.92 %) 0.1
Anemia requiring transfusion, (%) 133 (13.6 %) 24 (23.5 %) 0.01
Pericardial effusion requiring thoracotomy, n (%) 1 (0.1 %) 0 1.0
Bacterial peritonitis, n (%) 8 (0.82 %) 2 (1.96 %) 0.24

Bold values denote statistical significance