Table 2.

The incidence of complications in patients undergoing potentially curative resection for gastric cancer

Classification of complications
Infective complications	74 (19.8%)
Surgical site infection
Anastomotic leak  Duodenal leak  Intra-abdominal abscess  Wound  Enterocutaneous fistula	18 (4.8%) 5 (1.3%) 3 (0.8%) 18 (4.8%) 2 (0.5%)
Extra-abdominal infection
Pneumonia  Urinary tract infection	24 (6.9%) 3 (0.9%)
Non-infective complications	22 (5.9%)
Cardiovascular
Acute coronary syndrome  Atrial fibrillation	2 (0.5%) 2 (0.5%)
Respiratory
Pulmonary embolus  Pulmonary edema  Pleural effusion	2 (0.5%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (1.1%)
Miscellaneous	12 (3.6%)