Table 1. Two hundred thirty-two postoperative complications captured within 12 mo from surgery.

Event	n	Event	n
Hematologic (n = 25):		Lymphatic (n = 14):
Bleeding	3	Chylous ascites	12
Retroperitoneal hematoma	2	Lymphocele	2
DVT	7
PE	13
Incisional complications (n = 40):		Pulmonary (n = 23):
Superficial wound dehiscence	23	Pneumonia	6
Wound infection	12	Respiratory failure (requiring intubation)	12
Fascial dehiscence	2
Incisional hernia	3	Pleural effusion	5
Genitourinary/renal (n = 28):		Cardiovascular (n = 12):
Urinary retention	2	MI	2
Ureteral obstruction (requiring stent placement)	1	Arrhythmia	5
		Hypertension	5
Acute renal failure (not requiring dialysis)	10	Neurologic (n = 4):
		CVA	1
Dialysis	3	Subdural hematoma	1
Dehydration/failure to thrive	10	Seizure	1
Epididymitis	2	Cerebral edema	1
Gastrointestinal (n = 27):
Pancreatitis	2	Miscellaneous (n = 48):
Ileus	15	Postoperative transfusion (<30 d)
Splenic laceration	1	Unplanned ICU stay
TPN	8	Retained foreign object
Small bowel obstruction	1	Prolonged drain
Infectious (n = 11):		Reoperation
UTI	2	Uncontrolled pain (requiring narcotics)
Line sepsis	3
Intraperitoneal/retroperitoneal fluid collection	6	Death
		Addisonian crisis
		Other

DVT = deep vein thrombosis; PE = pulmonary embolism; MI = myocardial infarction, CVA = cerebrovascular accident; TPN = total parenteral nutrition; ICU = intensive care unit; UTI = urinary tract infection.