Complications, risks, and consequences Estimatedfrequency Most significant/serious complications Early complications (≤90 days after surgery) Infectiona Wound 5–20 % Intra-abdominal (including liver subphrenic abscess) 1–5 % Intrathoracic (pneumonia; pleural, mediastinitis) 20–50…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimatedfrequency Most significant/serious complications Infection (overall) 20–50 % Wound 1–5 % Urinary 20–50 % Central nervous system 0.1–1 % Systemic 1–5 % Opportunistic (CMVa, candidiasis, pneumocystis)…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona Intrathoracic (pneumonia, pleural) 1–5 % Mediastinitis 0.1–1 % Systemic 0.1–1 % Rare significant/serious problems Pneumothoraxa 0.1–1 % Bleeding/hematoma formation 0.1–1…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimatedfrequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona Subcutaneous/wound 1–5 % Urinary/systemic 1–5 % Chest infection 1–5 % Basal atelectasis 5–20 % Bleeding/hematoma/seroma/lymphocele/lymph ascites/fistulab 1–5 % Paralytic ileusb With…
Brendon J. Coventry (ed.)Surgery: Complications, Risks and ConsequencesCardio-Thoracic, Vascular, Renal and Transplant Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-5418-1_1 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 1. Introduction Brendon J. Coventry1 (1) Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, L5 Eleanor Harrald Building,…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Vascular complications Bleeding or hematoma formation Wound (small) 20–50 % Wound (large)a 0.1–1 % Graft associated (if graft is present)a 1–5…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Bleeding/bruising >80 % Hematoma formation 20–50 % Infection 1–5 % Nerve injury (overall) 1–5 % Saphenous nerve (stripping to knee) 1–5…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infection (overall)a 5–20 % Wound 5–20 % Within the catheter 5–20 % Systemic sepsis 1–5 % Bleeding/hematoma formationa (wound) 1–5 %…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infection (overall) 1–5 % Wound 1–5 % Bone associated (osteomyelitis) 0.1–1 % Systemic sepsis 0.1–1 % Bleeding or hematoma formation Wound…
Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Fever (mild, moderate, high)a 5–20 % Myocardial problems (cardiac failure, infarction)a 1–5 % Renal failurea 1–5 % Jaundicea 1–5 % Immunological…
