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Table 3 The distribution of various complications every year

From: Complications as indicators of quality assurance after 401 consecutive colorectal cancer resections: the importance of surgeon volume in developing colorectal cancer units in India

Complications

2002

2003

2004

2006

2007

2008

2009

Overall

Total operated cases

22

60

67

68

75

86

23

401

Anastomotic

Leaks

1

2

3

0

2

1

1

10 (2.5%)

Intestinal Obstruction

1

2

0

1

0

0

0

4 (1%)

Stoma related

0

1

0

1

3

4

2

11 (2.7%)

Wound related

1

0

0

2

1

5

0

9 (2.2%)

Other related

0

0

1

4

2

3

2

12 (3%)

Unrelated

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

3 (0.7%)

Total

3

5

5

8

8

15

5

49

% complications

13.6

8.3

7.4

11.7

10.7

17.4

21.7

12.2%