Table 3.

Postoperative complications within 30 days after surgery

	PVI (n = 74)	Doppler (n = 72)
Major
Anastomotic insufficiency	3	1
Lymphatic leakage	0	0
Bleeding	0	1
Sepsis	0	1
Wound dehiscence	0	5
Intestinal obstruction	0	1
Stroke	0	0
Pulmonary embolism	0	0
Deep vein thrombosis	1	1
Pulmonary edema/ respiratory insufficiency/ pneumonia	1	2
Pleural effusion	0	5
Myocardial infarction	1	0
Arrhythmia	1	2
Cardiac arrest	0	0
Renal dysfunction	13	10
Liver dysfunction	0	0
Total	20	29
Minor
Superficial wound infection or dehiscence	6	4
Infection	10	11
Paralytic ileus	1	0
Upper GI bleeding	0	1
Pulmonary congestion	5	0
Angina pectoris	1	1
Hypotension	2	6
Delirium	1	1
Coagulopathy	4	3
Severe postoperative nausea and vomiting	8	9
Urinary retention	6	5
Total	44	41
Total number of complications	64	70	(P = 0.93)
Number (%) of patients with complications	38 (51)	35 (49)	(P = 0.74)
Mean number of complications in patients with complications	1.7	2.0	(P = 0.28)

Statistical differences were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U-test or chi-square test as appropriate