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. 2020 Apr 1;18:64. doi: 10.1186/s12957-020-01841-8

Table 4.

Surgical data and grade 2 or more severe perioperative complications from the day of surgery to postoperative day 30

N = 25
Duration of hospitalization (days)
 Median 16
 Range 12–22
Total operating time (minutes)
 Median 380
 Range 295–512
Intraoperative blood loss (g)
 Median 675
 Range 320–1220
Complications Grade 2 Grade 3 ≥ Grade 4
N (%) N (%) N (%)
 Wound complications (Wound dehiscence) 1 (4) 0 0
 Infectious complications* 2 (8) 0 0
 Gastrointestinal complications (ileus) 1 (4) 0 0
 Urinary complications (incontinence) 1 (4) 0 0
 Lymphatic complications** 5 (20) 0 0
 Pulmonary complications (pleural effusion) 1 (4) 0 0
 Hypoalbuminemia 16 (64) 2 (8) 0
 Anemia 11 (44) 1 (4) 0
 Hypertension 2 (8) 0 0
 Proteinuria 2 (8) 0 0
 Peripheral sensory neuropathy 3 (12) 0 0
 Other complications*** 3 (12) 0 0
 Abscess 1 (4) 0 0
 Bleeding complications 0 0 0
 Thromboembolic complications 0 0 0
 Perforation/anastomotic leak 0 0 0
 Blood transfusion 10 (40)

*Urinary tract infection 1, wound infection 1

**Lymphedema 2, lymphocele 1, lymphedema + lymphocele 2

***Chylous ascites 2, alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) increased 1