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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2015 Mar 24;196(2):229–234. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.051

Table 2.

Complications in patients with appendiceal goblet cell carcinomatosis following cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.

Complications in all patients (n = 31) n (%)
Reexploration   8 (25.8)
Infectious complications
 Surgical site infection   3 (9.7)
 Abdominal abscess   9 (29.0)
 Urinary tract infection   1 (3.2)
Clostridium difficile colitis   1 (3.2)
 Bacteremia   3 (9.7)
 Pneumonia   6 (19.4)
Enteric leak   5 (16.1)
Other leak*   3 (9.7)
Enterocutaneous fistula   2 (6.5)
Fascial dehiscence   2 (6.5)
Gastroparesis   1 (3.2)
Severe noninfectious diarrhea   4 (12.9)
Pleural effusion requiring drainage   3 (9.7)
Pneumothorax   2 (6.5)
Anemia requiring transfusion 10 (32.3)
Neutropenia requiring filgrastim   6 (19.4)
Deep vein thrombosis   1 (3.2)
Pulmonary embolus   0 (0)
Acute renal failure   1 (3.2)
Acute respiratory failure   5 (16.1)
*

Biliary leak, ureteral leak, and pancreatic leak (n = 1 each).