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Table 2 Post-operative complications following peritonectomy and HIPEC in 41 patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer

From: Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for ovarian cancer in an Australian institution: lessons from 20 years’ experience

Complication

n = 41

(N %)

Death in-hospital

1

(2)

Death in 90 days

2

(5)

Reoperation

10

(24)

Grade 3 complication (at worst)

5

(12)

Grade 4 complication (at worst)

9

(22)

Cardiac

1

(2)

Pulmonary

 Pleural effusion

12

(29)

Infection

 Sepsis

9

(22)

 Pneumonia

3

(7)

 UTI

3

(7)

Wound dehiscence

2

(5)

Intra-abdominal

 Haemorrhage

4

(10)

 Fistula

6

(15)

 Pancreatic leak

2

(5)

 Perforated Viscus

1

(2)

Renal

 Acute renal failure

2

(5)

Thrombo-embolic

 Pulmonary embolism

4

(10)

 DVT

1

(2)

Haematologic

 Blood Tx (average) units

7.3 units