The AFC Score: Validation of a 4-Item Predicting Score of Postoperative Mortality After Colorectal Resection for Cancer or Diverticulitis: Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study in 1049 Patients(19) |
2007 France |
A multicenter study to assess mortality and morbidity after colorectal surgery. N= 1,049 patients |
The main complications were: dehiscence and wound infection (8%), postoperative hemorrhage (3%), and complications related to the cardiorespiratory tract (7%). Postoperative morbidity was observed in a significant portion (23%) of patients. Post-discharge reoperation due to complications was required in 42 patients (4%). |
Complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy are associated with higher amounts of intra- and postoperative fluid therapy: A single center retrospective cohort study(20)
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2017 Germany |
A descriptive, documentary and retrospective study with patients submitted to duodenopancreatectomy. N: 553 patients |
Infection, fistula, delayed gastric emptying and bleeding were the main complications. The incidence of complications was high (44.7%), with morbidity of 59.5%. Long-term mortality (30 days post-discharge) was 1.1%. Postoperative intervention was required to treat complications in 28.3% of patients, of which 12.1% reoperations. |
Systematic Classification of Morbidity and Mortality After Thoracic Surgery(21)
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2010 Canada |
A retrospective study assessing postoperative complications in thoracic surgery. N: 953 patients |
Complication rates were 29.3%. The main ones were Surgical Wound Infection (30.8%), prolonged air escape (18.8%), atrial fibrillation (18.2%), and pneumonia (9.7%). |
Morbidity after Total Gastrectomy: Analysis of 238 Patients(22)
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2015 United States |
A 90-day prospective follow-up cohort N: 238 students |
The incidence of complications was 30%. The main ones were surgical wound infection (18.5%), esophageal anastomotic leak (14.7%), respiratory system complications (14.3%), cardiac arrhythmia (9.7%), organ-cavity infection (4.2%), and hemorrhage (3.4%). The readmission rate was high (20%). The presence of one or more complications increased the hospitalization time of the subjects. |
Post-Discharge Complications are an Important Predictor of Post-operative Readmissions(23)
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2014 United States |
A retrospective study with patient undergoing general surgery. N: 3,556 patients |
The incidence of complications was 31%, the most common being gastrointestinal complications (29.5%), surgical site infection (organ-cavity, superficial, deep and dehiscence) (26.3%), sepsis (3.8%), and urinary tract infection (2.9%). The average time between discharge and post-discharge complication was 10 days. |
Value of General Surgical Risk Models for Predicting Postoperative Liver Failure and Mortality Following Liver Surgery(24)
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2012 Japan |
A prospective follow-up study of postoperative course of hepatectomy. N: 960 patients |
The incidence of post-discharge complications was 16.6%, the most common being: wound infection (2.5%), pleural effusion (2.9%), abscess (2.5%), pneumonia (1.2%), and hemorrhage (0.7%). |
The Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Global Study: Classification of Complications(25)
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2011 PubMed |
A multicenter study with patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. N: 5,724 patients |
The incidence of complications was 20.5%. The main ones were fever (13.7%), hemorrhage (12.5%), urinary leakage (3.4%), and infections (4.6%). |
The Impact of Postoperative Complications on Survivals After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer(26)
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2015 Japan |
A retrospective cohort with surgical esophagectomy graduates N: 402 patients |
There was a high incidence of surgical complications (40.1%), the main ones being pneumonia (22.5%), surgical wound infection (11.3%), anastomosis (15.8%), and laryngeal nerve paralysis (19.4%). |
Effect of comorbidities and postoperative complications on mortality after hip fracture in elderly people: prospective observational cohort study(27)
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2005 England |
A prospective observational cohort of older adults undergoing hip fracture surgery. N: 2,448 patients |
498 patients had at least one postoperative complication (20%). The most common were chest infection (9%), heart failure (5%) and other infections (organ-cavity, UTI) (5%). Mortality was 9.6% at 30 days after hospitalization. In patients who developed postoperative chest infection, mortality at 30 days was 43%. |
Association of Postoperative Complications with Hospital Costs and Length of Stay in a Tertiary Care Center(28)
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2005 Canada |
A retrospective descriptive study in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. N: 7,457 patients |
About 6.9% of patients had at least one post-discharge complication. Pneumonia (3%), hemorrhage (1.8%), sepsis (1.3%), and cardiac complications (1.3%) were prevalent. |