Table 2.
Synopsis of types of grade III–IV complications according to Clavien-Dindo classification [18] observed in all RPLNDs (n = 200) ranked by over-all frequency
| Type of complication | (n) total number of events |
(%) of all RPLNDs (n = 200) |
(n) in pc-RPLND patients |
(%) in pc-RPLND patients (n = 146) |
(%) of all grade III–IV complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymphocele | 4 | 2% | 3 | 2.1% | 16% |
| Ileus | 3 | 1.5% | 3 | 2.1% | 12% |
| Intraoperative trauma to ureter | 3 | 1.5% | 3 | 2.1% | 12% |
| Wound healing problems | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.4% | 12% |
| Postoperative haemorrhage | 2 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Gastroparesis | 1 | 0,5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Ectasia of renal pelvis | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Pancreatitis | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Wound opening with bowel protrusion | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Retroperitoneal haematoma | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Pneumothorax | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Atelectasis of lower lung lobe | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |
| Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.7% | 4% |