Table 3.
Complications.
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| Grade I | No intervention required for resolution | Nausea, vomiting, metabolic acidosis, neutropenia, and ileus | 9 | 15 | 10 | 22.2 | NSS |
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| Grade II | Medical treatment sufficient for resolution | Reintubation, blood product transfusion, and pneumonia | 29 | 48.3 | 17 | 37.8 | NSS |
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| Grade III | An invasive intervention, for example, radiological intervention, required for resolution | Intra-abdominal collection | 18 | 30 | 16 | 35.5 | NSS |
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| Grade IV | Urgent definitive intervention, for example, returning to the OR or to surgical ICU, required for resolution | Reoperation, readmission to ICU | 4 | 6.7 | 2 | 4.4 | NSS |
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| Total | 60 | 100 | 45 | 100 | |||