Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2020 Apr 8;72(6):2035–2046.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.02.045

Table 5:

Perioperative Complications

System Complication
Reoperation Renal graft thrombosis requiring nephrectomy (2) and revision (1), Post-operative hemorrhage (4), Fascial dehiscence (1), Delayed abdominal closure (1).
Infectious
Note: No cases of graft infection or wound infection
Bacteremia (2), UTI (4), C Diff (3), Vaginal yeast infection (1), Thrush (1), Cellulitis associated with peripheral IV (1).
Gastrointestinal Chemical pancreatitis and/or prolonged (>7d) ileus (20), GI bleed (2).
Respiratory Pneumonia (7, of which 3 patients required prolonged or re-intubation), ARDS with prolonged intubation (1), Viral URI (1), Pneumothorax requiring tube thoracostomy (1), Pleural effusion requiring tube thoracostomy (1).
Hematologic Perinephric hematoma requiring transfusion (2), Phlebitis (3), DVT (2), PE (1), Digital thromboembolism (1), HIT (1).
Miscellaneous Partial thickness skin loss (1), Decubitus ulcer (1), MCA stroke (1), Chylous ascites requiring delayed thoracic duct ligation (1), Intraoperative splenic laceration requiring splenectomy (1).

UTI = urinary tract infection, C Diff = clostridium difficile colitis, GI = gastrointestinal, ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome, URI = upper respiratory infection, DVT = deep venous thrombosis, PE = pulmonary embolism, HIT = heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, MCA = middle cerebral artery