Frequency of major complications
| Complication | Poor surgical outcome(n = 28)* |
|---|---|
| *Some patients had more than one major complication. | |
| Death in hospital | 4 |
| MI | 3 |
| Cardiac failure | 3 |
| Renal failure | 3 |
| Respiratory failure | 11 |
| Sepsis | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 21 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 2 |