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. 2022 Mar 30;76(10):1449–1456. doi: 10.1038/s41430-022-01120-7

Table 2.

Post-operative complications of the entire 2352 patients (n = 346).

Complications Number (%)
Infectious 187 (54.0%)
 Intra-abdominal infection* 96 (27.7%)
 Pneumonia 73 (21.1%)
 Wound infection 13 (3.8%)
 Sepsis 3 (0.9%)
 Urinary tract infection 2 (0.6%)
Non-infectious 159 (46.0%)
 Pleural effusion 33 (9.5%)
 Ascites 27 (7.8%)
 Intestinal obstruction 20 (5.8%)
 Gastrointestinal bleeding 20 (5.8%)
 Intra-abdominal bleeding 19 (5.5%)
 Lymphatic fistula 9 (2.6%)
 Cerebral infarction 5 (1.4%)
 Anastomotic stricture 3 (0.9%)
 Severe arrhythmia 5 (1.4%)
 Pneumothorax 3 (0.9%)
 Delayed gastric emptying 3 (0.9%)
 Urinary retention 3 (0.9%)
 Renal failure 3 (0.9%)
 Acute attack of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2 (0.6%)
 Liver failure 2 (0.6%)
 Diabetic ketoacidosis 1 (0.3%)
 Iatrogenic common bile duct injury 1 (0.3%)

*including those caused by leakage, such as anastomotic leakage, pancreatic fistula, et al.