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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2015 Jun 27;14(4):296–305. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2015.06.003

Table 4.

Complications

Grade 1-2:
Complication No of patients Percentage
Fatigue/Weakness 32 60%
Abdominal distention/Abdominal Pain 15 28%
Shortness of breath 9 17%
Fever 9 17%
Change in appetite/Anorexia/ Weight changes 8 15%
Hyperbilirubinemia 8 15%
Nausea 6 11%
Vomiting 3 6%
Constipation/Diarrhea 12 23%
Grade 3-4 Toxicities:
Event that required hospitalization Number of patients Days post RE (range) Comments
Grade 3 Hyperbilirubinemia 2 (4%) 20-21
Grade 4 Hyperbilirubinemia 5 (9%) 14-76 All 5 patients had POD and 4/5 evidence of liver failure
Grade 3 Epigastric Pain 5 (9%) 7-36
Grade 3 Shortness of Breath 2 (4%) 20-30 Attributed to POD
Grade 4 Shortness of Breath 1 (2%) 0 Immediately post-procedure