Table 4 Postoperative complications in patients treated for local recurrence of rectal cancer
Complication | Patients (n = 99) |
|---|---|
No complications, n (%) | 20 (20.2%) |
Total complications, n (%) | 79 (79.8%) |
 Perineal wound infection | 37 (37.4%) |
 Pelvic abscess | 36 (36.4%) |
 Urinary tract infection | 21 (21.2%) |
 Bowel obstruction / ileus | 20 (20.2%) |
 Abdominal wound infection | 16 (16.2%) |
 Bleeding | 8 (8.1%) |
 Venous thromboembolism | 5 (5.1%) |
 Others | 44 (44.4%) |
Clavien-Dindo classification, n (%) | |
 Grade I or II | 41 (41.4%) |
 Grade III or IV | 36 (36.4%) |
 Grade V | 2 (2.0%) |