Table 3 Perception of the severity of post-operative complications
Complication | Treatment | Grade | Median | Interquartile range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypopotassemia | oral substitution of potassium | I | 10 | 5-17.5 |
Oedema | diuretics | I | 15 | 10-25 |
Dystelectasis | breath-physiotherapy | I | 20 | 10-30 |
Postoperative nausea and vomiting | antiemetics | I | 20 | 10-30 |
Wound infection | wound opened at the bedside, secondary wound healing | I | 30 | 20-40 |
Local infection | antibiotics | II | 35 | 25-50 |
Arrhythmia | medical treatment (e.g. beta-blockers) | II | 40 | 30-55 |
Subileus | gastric tube, procinetics, antiemetics | II | 45 | 30-60 |
Gastroparesis | gastric tube, procinetics, antiemetics | II | 45 | 30-60 |
Upper GI-bleeding due to ulcer | medical treatment (e.g. PPI), blood substitution | II | 50 | 35-60 |
Wound infection | wound closure in local anesthesia | IIIa | 40 | 30-50 |
Pneumothorax | thoracic drain in local anesthesia | IIIa | 50 | 40-60 |
Upper GI-bleeding due to ulcer | gastroscopy with local treatment of the ulcer bleeding, medical treatment (e.g. PPI), blood substitution | IIIa | 50 | 40-65 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | drainage | IIIa | 57.5 | 40-70 |
Deep venous thrombosis | lyses | IIIa | 60 | 50-70 |
Wound infection | wound closure in full anesthesia | IIIb | 40 | 30-55 |
Post-operative acute bleeding | blood substitution, surgical revision | IIIb | 70 | 60-80 |
Infected bilioma | surgical revision | IIIb | 70 | 60-80 |
Anastomotic insufficiency | surgical revision, re-anastomoses | IIIb | 70 | 60-80 |
Mechanical ileus | surgical remove of adhesions | IIIb | 70 | 55-80 |
Delirium | medicaments, intubation | IVa | 80 | 70-90 |
Lung emboli | anticoagulation, intubation | IVa | 80 | 70-90 |
Acute liver failure | medical substitution, ICU support | IVa | 85 | 75-90 |
Acute renal failure | hemofiltration, ICU support | IVa | 85 | 75-90 |
Anastomotic insufficiency | antibiotics, surgical revision, hemodynamic stabilization on the ICU | IVa | 90 | 80-97.5 |
Low output syndrome | hemodynamic stabilization, hemofiltration | IVb | 90 | 80-100 |
Post-operative acute bleeding | blood substitution, surgical revision, hemodynamic stabilization, hemofiltration | IVb | 90 | 80-100 |
Colon ischemia | antibiotics, colon resection, hemodynamic stabilization, hemofiltration | IVb | 95 | 90-100 |
ARDS | intubation, hemodynamic stabilization | IVb | 95 | 85.6-100 |
Anastomotic insufficiency | antibiotics surgical revision, hemodynamic stabilization, hemofiltration | IVb | 95 | 90-100 |