Table 8. Postoperative complications in the study patients.
| Variable | Group A ( n = 250), n (%) | Group B ( n = 154), n (%) | Group C ( n = 41), n (%) | Group D ( n = 11), n (%) | Total ( n = 456), n (%) | p -Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbreviations: Hb, hemoglobin; ICU, intensive care unit; TLC, total leukocyte count. Note: All values are number of patients (%). | ||||||
| Anemia (Hb < 8 g %) | 5 (2) | 5 (3.3) | 4(9.8) | 0 | 14 (3.1) | 0.091 |
| Thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100,000/mm 3 ) | 5 (2) | 15 (9.7) | 13 (31.7) | 6 (54.5) | 39 (8.5) | <0.001 |
| Leukocytosis (TLC >1 1,000/mm 3 ) | 149 (59.6) | 98 (63.6) | 23 (56.1) | 7 (63.6) | 277 (60.7) | 0.781 |
| Fever | 58 (23.2) | 66 (42.9) | 21 (51.2) | 10 (90.9) | 155 (33.9) | <0.001 |
| Dyselectrolytemia | 4(1.6) | 10 (6.5) | 5 (12.2) | 1 (9.1) | 20 (4.4) | 0.003 |
| Deranged renal function tests | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.4) | 1.000 |
| Deranged liver function tests | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | 0.114 |
| Coagulopathy | 2 (0.8) | 3 (1.9) | 6 (14.6) | 2 (18.2) | 13 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| Hemodynamic instability | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 5 (1.1) | 0.544 |
| Inotrope/vasopressor use | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 5 (1.1) | 0.544 |
| Transfusions | 37 (14.8) | 56 (36.4) | 30 (73.2) | 7 (63.6) | 130 (28.5) | <0.001 |
| Multiorgan dysfunction | 2 (0.8) | 4(2.6) | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 7 (1.5) | 0.378 |
| Pulmonary infection | 2 (0.8) | 9 (5.8) | 2 (4.9) | 1 (9.1) | 14 (3.1) | 0.006 |
| Sepsis | 0 | 3 (1.95) | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.66) | 0.161 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.65) | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.44) | 1.000 |
| Bloodstream infection | 0 | 1 (0.65) | 1 (2.44) | 0 | 2 (0.44) | 0.116 |
| Wound infection | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.44) | 0.329 |
| Reexploration for hematoma | 6 (2.4) | 4(2.6) | 5 (12.2) | 1 (9.09) | 16 (3.51) | 0.018 |
| Hematoma | 29 (11.6) | 28 (18.18) | 12 (29.27) | 3 (27.27) | 72 (15.79) | 0.011 |
| Tracheostomy | 5 (2) | 14 (9.09) | 4 (9.76) | 3 (27.27) | 26 (5.7) | <0.001 |
| Prolonged ventilation | 13 (5.2) | 16 (10.4) | 9(21.9) | 2 (18.2) | 40 (8.7) | <0.001 |
| Prolonged ICU stay | 13 (5.2) | 23 (14.9) | 8 (19.5) | 4 (36.4) | 48 (10.5) | <0.001 |
| Prolonged hospital stay | 112 (44.8) | 95 (61.7) | 32 (78) | 9(81.8) | 248 (54.4) | 0.054 |
| Poor neurological outcome | 15 (6) | 17 (11) | 8 (19.5) | 2 (18.2) | 42 (9.2) | 0.013 |