Abdominal Key

Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Injury to mouth, teeth, pharynx, or larynxa 1–5 % Rare significant/serious problems Bleeding/hematoma formationa 0.1–1 % Perforationa 0.1–1 % Infection 0.1–1…

Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona overall 5–20 %  Subcutaneous/wound 5–20 %  Intra-abdominal/liver bed/pelvic 0.1–1 %  Liver (hepatitis; abscess) 0.1–1 %  Cholangitis 1–5 %  Systemic 0.1–1…

Brendon J. Coventry (ed.)Surgery: Complications, Risks and ConsequencesUpper Abdominal Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-5436-5_1 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 1. Introduction Brendon J. Coventry1   (1) Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, L5 Eleanor Harrald Building, North Terrace, 5000 Adelaide,…

Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infection  Wounda 5–20 %  Subcutaneous cellulitis; abscessa 1–5 %  Intraperitoneal 0.1–1 %  Systemic 0.1–1 % Bleeding/hematoma formation 1–5 % Jejunal leakage…

Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona  Subcutaneous/wound 1–5 %  Intra-abdominal (including subphrenic abscess) 0.1–1 %  Intrathoracic (pneumonia, pleural, mediastinitis) 0.1–1 %  Systemic 0.1–1 %  Late –…

Complications, risks, and consequences Estimated frequency Most significant/serious complications Infectiona 1–5 %  Wound 1–5 %  Intra-abdominal/pelvic 0.1–1 % Bleeding/hematoma formationa  Wound 1–5 %  Intra-abdominal 0.1–1 % Rare significant/serious problems Small…