Table 3.
Perioperative complications
| Number of events | ||
|---|---|---|
| Phenoxybenzamine (n = 68) | Doxazosin (n = 72) | |
| Cardiovascular events | ||
| Asystole | 0 | 1 |
| Atrial fibrillation/ flutter | 2 | 0 |
| Acute heart failure | 3 | 2 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 1 | 0 |
| Postoperative bleeding | 0 | 2 |
| Intestinal necrosis | 0 | 1 |
| Infection | ||
| Pneumonia | 4 | 5 |
| Urinary tract | 2 | 1 |
| Wound | 1 | 1 |
| Fever of unknown origin | 0 | 1 |
| Other | ||
| Excessive postoperative pain | 1 | 1 |
| Delirium | 1 | 0 |
| Intestinal perforation | 0 | 1 |
| Hypoglycemiaa | 8 | 4 |
aGlucose ≤3.5 mmol/L during the first 24 h postoperatively.