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Table 3 Postoperative complications

From: Effect and safety of intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy on patients suffering from colorectal cancer

Complication

Patients, no. (%)

Surgery without IOC

(N=220)

Surgery plus IOC

(N=171)

P value

Abdominal pain

84(38.2)

74(43.3)

.31

Hypoproteinemia

32(14.5)

20(11.7)

.41

Anastomosis or intra-abdominal bleeding

2(0.9)

1(0.6)

.71

Anastomosis leakage

Abdominal cavity abscess

9(4.1)

7(3.2)

3(1.8)

2(1.2)

.18

.18

Wound problems

24(10.9)

18(10.5)

.90

Intestinal obstruction

4(1.8)

3(1.8)

.92

Cardiac disease

7(3.2)

8(4.7)

.45

Deep vein thrombosis

4(1.8)

3(1.8)

.96

Pulmonary disease

11(5.0)

9(5.3)

.90

Clavien-Dindo classificationa

 I/II

106(48.2)

84(49.1)

.85

 III/IV

20(9.1)

11(6.4)

.34

 V

0

0

 
  1. Abbreviation: IOC Intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy. aThe Clavien-Dindo classification scheme is explained in Dindo et al. [21]