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Table 2 List of surgical and systemic complications in 137 patients with gastrectomy and D2-lymphadenectomy. Multiple complications are possible.

From: Evaluation of POSSUM scoring system in patients with gastric cancer undergoing D2-gastrectomy

 

total

Postoperative Course

   

1

2

3

4

Surgical complications

n

%

n

n

n

n

Relaparotomy

5

3.6

-

1

2

2

Perforation

2

1.5

-

1

-

1

Anastomic leakage

7

5.1

1

3

2

1

secondary

1

0.7

-

1

-

-

haemorrhage

      

Ileus

2

1.4

-

-

1

1

Pancreatitis

5

3.6

-

-

3

2

Peritonitis

5

3.6

-

1

1

3

Wound infection

8

5.8

2

1

2

3

Abscess

3

2.2

-

1

1

1

Pancreatic fistula

13

9.4

1

8

4

-

Catheter infection

5

3.6

-

2

3

-

Systemic complications

      

Reanimation

6

4.4

-

-

2

4

Sepsis

7

5.1

-

1

2

4

pulmonary compl.

22

16.0

2

7

9

4

cardiac compl.

23

16.8

2

4

10

7

renal compl.

5

3.6

1

1

1

2

cerebral compl.

6

4.4

1

2

2

1

Other compl.

10

7.3

6

2

2

0