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Table 3 In-hospital events after colorectal cancer surgery in the 196 randomised and evaluable patients

From: Screening and systematic follow-up for cardiopulmonary comorbidity in elective surgery for colorectal cancer: a randomised feasibility study

 

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

  1. 1Medical Event Severity Score, see text for the explanation