| Standard group (n = 99) | Intervention group (n = 97) |
---|---|---|
Findings at planned postoperative visit | ||
 Heart failure |  | 3 |
 Arrhythmia |  | 2 |
 Pneumonia |  | 4 |
 Worsening of COLD |  | 6 |
 Other medical event |  | 7 |
Severity | ||
  MESS1 0 |  | 7 |
  MESS 1 |  | 11 |
  MESS 2 |  | 4 |
Medical complications | ||
 Stroke | 2 | – |
 Aspiration | 1 | – |
 Pneumonia | 9 | 8 |
 Heart failure | 2 | 4 |
 Arrhythmia | 2 | 5 |
 Pulmonary embolism | 1 | – |
 Lung failure | 4 | 5 |
 Sepsis | 8 | 5 |
 Other | 2 | 5 |
 MESS 2+, all causes | 10 | 11 |
 Clavien 3+, all causes | 7 | 6 |
Surgical complications | ||
 Bleeding | 9 | 4 |
 Burst abdomen | 1 | 3 |
 Obstruction, ileus | 4 | 2 |
 Wound abscess | 2 | – |
 Intraabd. abscess | 3 | 1 |
 Stoma complication | – | 2 |
 Anastomotic leakage | 4 | 9 |
 Other | 2 | 2 |
 Clavien 3+, all causes | 13 | 18 |
Unplanned reoperation | 10 | 13 |
Unplanned return to ICU | 7 | 8 |
Unplanned stay in other department | 6 | 2 |