TABLE 2.
Frequency of complication and length of stay for Clavien‐Dindo grades of complication
| Grade 1 (n = 20) | Grade 2 (n = 65) | Grade 3a (n = 1) | Grade 3b (n = 9) | Grade 4a (n = 5) | Grade 5 (n = 2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definition of complication grade |
Any deviation from normal postoperative course without need for pharmacological treatment or surgical, endoscopic, and radiological interventions. |
Requiring pharmacological treatment with drug other than such allowed for Grade I complications. |
Requiring surgical, endoscopic or radiological intervention. Intervention not under general anesthesia. |
Requiring surgical, endoscopic or radiological intervention Intervention under general anesthesia. |
Life‐threatening complication requiring intensive care unit management Single organ dysfunction (including dialysis). |
Death | |
| Days stay hospital | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 13.8 (4.7) | 17.8 (10.3) | 12 (NA) | 20.7 (8.8) | 32.4 (16) | 71.5 (47.4) | |
| Median (Min, Max) | 15 (5, 22) | 15 (3, 53) | 12 (12, 12) | 18 (10, 31) | 28 (16, 58) | 71.5 (38, 105) |