Table 3.

Post-operative Complications Seen among Patients Who had RL at SPHMMC, Addis Ababa, January 2016 to December 2017

Complications	Frequency	Percent
SSI	129	100
Malnutrition (low albumin)	58	45.0
Anemia (requiring transfusion)	42	32.5
Urinary tract infection	39	30.2
Pulmonary complication	35	27.1
Deep vein thrombosis	18	14.0
Enterocutaneous fistula	16	12.4
Others *	7	5.4
Death	19	14.7

^*Renal failure (4,3.1%), paralytic ileus (2,1.5%) and DIC/Bleeding (1,0.7%)