Complication | Definition |
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Burst abdomen | Postoperatively missing continuity of the abdominal fascia in combination with a wound dehiscence with subsequent relapse operation. |
Wound infection | Redness, wound dehiscence with secretion either of putrid or caliginous, smelly fluid or requiring antibiotic treatment or surgical intervention. |
Postoperative pulmonary complications | Infection of the lung with either evidence of increased infection parameters (CRP > 2 mg/dl and/or leukocytes > 10 0000/ml) that are not caused by a different pathologic process or evidence of pulmonary infiltration in the chest x-ray requiring antibiotic therapy. |
Incisional hernia | Postoperative evidence of a fascia dehiscence after completed superficial wound healing with or without prolapse of abdominal organs, confirmed by abdominal sonography. |