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Complications Tracked

Pulmonary (lung) complications:
Lung failure; aspiration; empyema (infection in chest cavity); pneumonia (infection in lung tissue); pulmonary edema (fluid in lung tissue); require tracheostomyl; and pulmonary embolism (blood clot to lung).
Gastrointestinal (GI tract) complications:
Prolonged ileus (intestinal paralysis); bleeding; mechanical bowel obstruction; liver failure; and anastomotic leak.
Wound complications:
Deep infection; superficial infection; require reoperation; hematoma (blood collection); and dehiscence (separation of surgical closure).
Arrhythmias:
Irregular heart beats.
Other complications (inclusive):
Kidney; psychiatric; heart (except arrhythmias); stroke; thrombophlebitis (blood clot in limb vein); septicemia (infection in blood stream); and reoperation.