Table 1.
Number and percentage of postoperative complications in the smoker and the non-smoker groups
| Complication | Smoker | No of patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia | No | 6 | 0.0438 |
| Anemia | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Atrial fibrillation | No | 3 | 0.0219 |
| Atrial fibrillation | Yes | 1 | 0.0204 |
| Attack of gout | No | 1 | 0.0073 |
| Attack of gout | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiac ischemia | No | 2 | 0.0146 |
| Cardiac ischemia | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Enteritis | No | 1 | 0.0073 |
| Enteritis | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Ileus/preileus | No | 1 | 0.0073 |
| Ileus/preileus | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Meningismus | No | 0 | 0 |
| Meningismus | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Myocardial infarction | No | 2 | 0.0146 |
| Myocardial infarction | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Neurological deficit | No | 24 | 0.1752 |
| Neurological deficit | Yes | 6 | 0.1224 |
| Pneumonia | No | 1 | 0.0073 |
| Pneumonia | Yes | 1 | 0.0204 |
| Pulmonary emboli | No | 1 | 0.0073 |
| Pulmonary emboli | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Reflux oesophagitis | No | 1 | 0.0073 |
| Reflux oesophagitis | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Respiratory tract infection | No | 0 | 0 |
| Respiratory tract infection | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Subfebrile | No | 32 | 0.2336 |
| Subfebrile | Yes | 13 | 0.2653 |
| Temperature | No | 15 | 0.1095 |
| Temperature | Yes | 3 | 0.0612 |
| Transient ischemic attack | No | 1 | 0.0073 |
| Transient ischemic attack | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Urinary retention | No | 1 | 0.0073 |
| Urinary retention | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| Urinary tract infection | No | 6 | 0.0438 |
| Urinary tract infection | Yes | 1 | 0.0204 |