Table 4 Post-operative complications in goal-directed therapy (GDT) and control groups

Infection

   Pneumonia

20

11

   Abdominal

5

4

   Urinary tract

3

1

   Central venous catheter

6

2

   Wound

20

4

Respiratory

   Pleural effusion

4

1

   Pneumothorax

1

0

   Pulmonary embolism

1

0

   Acute respiratory distress syndrome

2

2

Cardiovascular

   Arrhythmia

9

5

   Acute pulmonary oedema

4

3

   Acute myocardial infarction

3

0

   Stroke

1

2

Abdominal

   Clostridium difficile diarrhoea

1

0

   Acute bowel obstruction

1

1

   Upper gastro-intestinal bleed

4

2

   Prolonged paralytic ileus

3

2

   Anastomotic leak

1

1

   Intra-abdominal hypertension

1

0

Post-operative massive haemorrhage

1

1

Total

90

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