Lower skeletal muscle index and early complications in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer

Table 2 Perioperative complication rates of 247 patients who underwent radical cystectomy (RC)

Category (n of total^a)	Complication	Frequency^b
Gastrointestinal	Ileus^c	37
	Constipation^d	12
	Gastrointestinal bleeding	1
	Bowel leak	2
	Clostridium difficile colitis	2
	Gastric ulcer	2
Infectious	Fever of unknown origin	2
	Urinary tract infection	33
	Sepsis	5
	Pyelonephritis	3
	Gastroenteritis	1
	Cholecystitis	1
	Pelvic abscess	2
Wound	Wound dehiscence	3
	Surgical site infection	12
Genitourinary	Renal failure	1
	Hydronephrosis	5
	Urinary leak	4
	Necrosis of ileal conduit	1
	Parastomal hernia	1
	Testitis	1
Cardiac	Arrhythmia	2
	Myocardial infarction	3
	Acute heart failure	3
Pulmonary	Respiratory distress	1
	Pneumonia	1
Bleeding	Anemia requiring transfusion	2
	Postoperative bleed other than gastrointestinal	1
Thromboembolic	Deep venous thrombosis	3
	Pulmonary embolism	1
Neurological	Peripheral neuropathy	1
	Delirium/agitation	1
Surgical	Vascular injury	1
	Anastamotic bowel leak	2
	Rectum injury	1
Miscellaneous	Lymphatic leak	21
	Other rare complications	Ureter stent broken 2

^aReflects the percentage of patients with one or more complication within the category.
^bPatients experiencing multiple complications of different types are counted more than once.
^cIleus is defined as postoperative nausea or vomiting associated with abdominal distension confirmed by radiological examination.
^dConstipation is defined as inability to have a bowel movement by postoperative day 5 with no signs of ileus or small bowel obstruction. Infectious complications were diagnosed by positive culture. Prolonged lymphatic leak is defined as more than 100 mL drainage output for 2 days starting from postoperative day 3.

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