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. 2019 Jul 4;25(6):304–310. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.19-00080

Table 2. Postoperative respiratory and non-respiratory complications.

Respiratory complications G2 G3 G4 G5 Total

Air leak >7days 177 2 179
Pneumonia 21 1 22
Atelectasis 19 19
Hypoxia 14 14
Empyema/pleuritis 1 9 1 11
Interstitial pneumonitis 6 4 10
Respiratory failure/mechanical ventilation >24h 4 1 5
Pulmonary edema 4 4
Asthma attack 1 1
Bronchitis 1 1
Total 245 (19.6%)

Non-respiratory complications G2 G3 G4 G5 Total

Atrial fibrillation 31 31
Delirium 26 26
Chylothorax 15 3 18
Bleeding (reoperation) 8 8
Bronchial fistula 4 1 1 6
Cerebral infarction 3 3
Urinary tract infection 1 2 3
Lung herniation 2 2
Gastric dyskinesia 3 3
Sepsis 2 2
Angina 2 2
Heart failure 1 1 2
Gastric ulcer 1 1 2
Middle lobe rotation 1 1
Transient ischemic attack 2 2
Others (*) 5 4 9

Others (*): liver abscess, liver dysfunction, diaphragm herniation, acute lower limb arterial occlusion, ventricular tachycardia, urinary bladder rupture, recurrent nerve palsy, wound infection, intravenous route infection.