Table 3.
Postoperative complications
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Postoperative complications | |
| Anastomotic leakage: major | 10 (20) |
| Pleural effusion | 7 (14) |
| Pneumonia | 5 (10) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 5 (10) |
| Recurrent nerve paralysis | 4 (8) |
| Pneumothorax | 4 (8) |
| Bleeding | 3 (6) |
| Chylothorax | 2 (4) |
| Thoracic empyema | 2 (4) |
| Gastric tube ulcer | 1 (2) |
| Wound infection | 1 (2) |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 1 (2) |
| Pneumonitis | 1 (2) |
| Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia | 1 (2) |
| The most severe grade | |
| 0 | 20 (41) |
| I | 3 (6) |
| II | 7 (14) |
| IIIa | 12 (24) |
| IIIb | 3 (6) |
| IVa | 3 (6) |
| IVb | 0 (0) |
| V | 1 (2) |