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Table 2 Postoperative complications

From: Clinical assessment of peripheral perfusion to predict postoperative complications after major abdominal surgery early: a prospective observational study in adults

 

All patients (N= 111)

Nonsevere complications (n= 92)

Severe complications (n= 19)

P-values

ICU stay (days), median (IQR)

2 (2 to 4)

2 (0 to 3)

6 (3 to 9)

<0.001

Hospital stay (days), median (IQR)

13 (11 to 20)

12 (10 to 17)

27 (17 to 36)

<0.001

Highest complication grade

  No complications

68

68

–

–

  Grade I

11

11

–

–

  Grade II

13

13

–

–

  Grade IIIa

3

–

3

–

  Grade IIIb

4

–

4

–

  Grade IVa

6

–

6

–

  Grade IVb

2

–

2

–

  Grade V (death)

4

–

4

–

  1. According to the Clavien-Dindo classification scheme, the most severe complication is scored when those of lesser severity are clearly a step in the process leading to the serious event. Data are presented as the number of patients, unless otherwise specified. P-values represent differences between groups, and the statistical significance threshold was set at P < 0.017. Dash (–) indicates not applicable. Nonsevere complications category comprises no complications- to grade II complications. Severe complications category comprises grades III to V complications.
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