Table 7 Post-operative complications (N = 62)

Early postoperative complications

Surgical site infection

35

55.5

Chest infections

16

25.8

Septic shock

5

8.1

Intra-abdominal abscess

4

6.5

Enterocutaneous fistula

4

6.5

Wound dehiscence/burst abdomen

2

3.2

Post-operative paralytic ileus

2

3.2

Renal failure

1

1.6

Late postoperative complications

Adhesive intestinal obstruction

4

6.5

Incisional hernia

3

4.8

Hypertrophic/Keloids

2

3.2