Table 5

Complications in RICU

No (%) patients
Heart failure50  (6.6)
Severe arrhythmias50 (6.6)
Acute renal failure27 (3.5)
Pneumothorax3 (0.3)
Coma37 (4.8)
Pulmonary embolism2 (0.2)
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage17 (2.2)
Shock21 (2.7)
Nosocomial infection16 (2.1)
Other45 (7.8)
No complications473 (62.5)