Table 2.
Clavien grade | No alvimopan (n=21) | Alvimopan (n=8) | Description |
---|---|---|---|
n, % of total patients | n, % of total patients | ||
I | 1 (3.4%) | 0 | Nausea requiring anti-emetics |
II | 1 (3.4%) | 1 (3.4%) | Clostridium difficile infection; pulmonary embolus |
IIIa | 2 (6.9%) | 0 | Lymphocele requiring drain; biliary obstruction secondary to pre-existing choledocholithiasis requiring ERCP |
IIIb | 0 | 0 | |
IV | 1 (3.4%) | 0 | ARDS secondary to bleomycin pneumonitis requiring ICU management |
V | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 5 (17.2%) | 1 (3.4%) |
ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; ICU: intensive care unit.