Research Article
Hyperthermic Intraoperative Thoracoabdominal Chemotherapy
Table 2
Causes of grade III or IV adverse events. There were 30 adverse events in 13 patients (43%).
| | III | IV | III + IV (%) |
| Line sepsis | 4 | 0 | 4 (13) | Anemia (Hgb < 6.5) | 3 | 0 | 3 (10) | Pneumonia | 0 | 2 | 2 (7) | Venous thrombosis | 2 | 0 | 2 (7) | Anastomotic leak | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | Intraabdominal abscess | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | Urinary tract infection | 3 | 0 | 3 (10) | Profound neutropenia (WBC < 1000) | 2 | 1 | 3 (10) | Hartmann stump leak | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | Unscheduled hospital readmission | 1 | 1 | 2 (7) | Pleural effusion requiring thoracentesis | 2 | 0 | 2 (7) | Postoperative bleed requiring reoperation | 0 | 3 | 3 (10) | Renal failure requiring hemodialysis | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | Respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | Bile leak from liver surface requiring reoperation | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) |
| Total | 17 | 13 | 30 (43) |
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