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Table 4 Most severe postoperative complication and hospital stay in 444 patients after emergency surgery

From: Applicability of the Clavien-Dindo classification to emergency surgical procedures: a retrospective cohort study on 444 consecutive patients

Complication grade

Number of patients (%)

Hospital stay, days Median (IQR)

No complication

329 (74.1%)

2 (1 – 4)

I

7 (1.6%)

2 (1 – 6.5)

II

32 (7.2%)

4 (1.5 – 7.5)

III

32 (7.2%)

9 (5.5 – 24.5)

IIIa

14 (3.2%)

9.5 (6 – 30)

IIIb

18 (4.1%)

8.5 (3 – 20)

IV

14 (3.2%)

38.5 (14 – 78)

IVa

1 (0.2%)

53

IVb

13 (2.9%)*

35 (14 – 78)

V

30 (6.8%)

5.5 (2 – 12)

  1. *Four patients had preoperative organ dysfunction.
  2. Hospital stay after emergency surgery, IQR inter quartile range.