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Table 4 Postoperative complications in survivors and non-survivors

From: Surgical management of AAST grades III-V hepatic trauma by Damage control surgery with perihepatic packing and Definitive hepatic repair–single centre experience

Variable

Survivors

Non-survivors

Total

p

(n = 81)

(n = 40)

(n = 121)

 

Re-operationsa

7(8.6 %)

4(10.0 %)

11(9.0 %)

>0.05

Prolonged bleedinga

5(6.2 %).

13(32.5 %)

18(14.9 %)

0.0001

Bile fistulaa

16(19.7 %)

5(12.5 %)

21(17.3 %)

>0.05

Biloma

10(12.3 %)

2(5.0 %)

12(9.9 %)

0.014

Liver abscessa

2(2.5 %)

0(0.0 %)

2(1.6 %)

>0.05

Liver failurea

0(0.0 %)

1(2.5 %)

1(0.8 %)

>0.05

ARDSa

9(11.1 %)

11(27.5 %)

20(16.5 %)

0.0001

Pneumoniaa

8(9.9 %)

4(10.0 %)

12(9.9 %)

>0.05

Pleural effusiona

24(29.6 %)

0(0.0 %)

24(19.8 %)

0.0001

  1. aData are expressed as number of patients and percentages (n,%), ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome, MODS Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome