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Table 2 Incidence and hospital mortality for postoperative complications

From: Incidence, outcome, and attributable resource use associated with pulmonary and cardiac complications after major small and large bowel procedures

Complications

Cases (% of group)

Rate (%)

Mortality (%)

Pulmonary

   

  Pneumonia

2,249 (23.6)

4.9

14.4

  Tracheobronchitis

434 (4.5)

0.9

6.2

  Pleural effusion

1,584 (16.6)

3.4

13.7

  Pulmonary collapse

3,499 (36.7)

7.6

6.2

  Pneumothorax

189 (2.0)

2.0

24.9

  Respiratory failure

5,686 (59.6)

12.4

21.8

  MV48a

2,807 (29.4)

6.1

28.5

  Any pulmonary

9,547

20.8

13.9

Cardiac

   

  Ventricular fibrillation

63 (4.7)

0.1

61.9

  AMI

570 (42.2)

1.2

26.7

  Cardiogenic shock

64 (4.7)

0.1

57.8

  Cardiopulmonary arrest

220 (16.3)

0.5

70.9

  Transient ischemia

47 (3.5)

0.1

2.1

  PVC

367 (27.2)

0.8

6.0

  Acute CHF

175 (13.0)

0.4

14.9

  Any cardiac

1,350

2.9

26.6

  1. aMechanical ventilation more than 48 h after surgery.
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Perioperative Medicine

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