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Table 4 Spectrum and incidence of perioperative morbidity

From: Feasibility and outcomes of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for peritoneal surface malignancies in low- and middle-income countries: a single-center experience of 232 cases

Morbidity

Number of patients

Percentage

Deep venous thrombosis

15

6.5%

Subacute intestinal obstruction

14

6.0%

Sepsis

12

5.2%

Burst abdomen

10

4.3%

Neutropenia

9

3.9%

Lymphocele

9

3.9%

Urinoma

7

3.0%

Acute renal failure

4

1.7%

Anastomotic leak

4

1.7%

Pulmonary embolism

3

1.3%

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

2

0.9%

GTCS + cardiac arrest (revived)

1

0.4%

Biliary peritonitis

1

0.4%

Overall

65

28.0%