Table 1.
Summary of all reported complications
| Type of complication | Frequency of complications | |||
| Surgical audit | Phone interview | Questionnaire | ||
| Wound problems | Dehiscence | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Haematoma | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Infection | 18 | 32 | 48 | |
| Seroma | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| Not stated | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Infections | Chest | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Peritoneal | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Urinary infection | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Not stated | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| Bleeding | External | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| Pain | Mild | 2 | 43 | 19 |
| Moderate | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| Not stated | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| Other complications | Cardiac | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PE | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pulmonary other | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Renal impairment | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Urinary retention | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neurological | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nausea and vomiting | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Constipation | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| Diarrhoea | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Ileus | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stoma problems | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Technical complication | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Other | 0 | 5 | 18 | |
| Total | 52 | 149 | 210 | |
Not stated: The questions about the reported problem were not answered in sufficient detail to enable accurate classification into a one of the other categories.
PE, pulmonary embolism.