Injury patterns and causes of death in 953 patients with penetrating abdominal war wounds in a civilian independent non-governmental organization hospital in Lashkargah, Afghanistan

Table 5 Postoperative complications

Complication	N (%)
Lung-related	123 (12.9)
Other extra-abdominal infections	84 (8.8)
Intra-abdominal infections	76 (7.9)
Wound infections	57 (5.9)
Anastomotic leak	13 (2.8) *
Intraabdominal hemorrhage	18 (1.8)
Death	122 (12.8)
Total	375 (38.9)

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