Research Article
Risk Factors Associated with Increased Morbidity in Living Liver Donation
Table 6
Classification of postoperative complications in smokers versus nonsmokers.
| | Complication | Smokers | Nonsmoker | Grades I + II
number (%) | ≥Grade III
number (%) | Grades I + II
number (%) | ≥Grade III
number (%) |
| | Bile leak | 9 (52.9) | 3 (20.0) | 31 (19.4) | 13 (26.0) | | Infectious | 1 (5.9) | 1 (6.7) | 35 (21.9) | 9 (18.0) | | Liver necrosis | 2 (11.8) | 3 (20.0) | 6 (3.8) | 10 (20.0) | | Wound | 0 | 1 (6.7) | 16 (10.0) | 5 (10.0) | | DVT | 0 | 2 (13.3) | 2 (1.3) | 0 | | Gastrointestinal | 2 (11.8) | 1 (6.7) | 34 (21.3) | 3 (6.0) | | Cardiologic | 0 | 2 (13.3) | 2 (1.3) | 0 | | Pulmonary | 1 (5.9) | 2 (13.3) | 12 (7.5) | 7 (14.0) | | Other | 2 (11.8) | 0 | 22 (13.8) | 3 (6.0) | | Total, | 17 (34.7) |
15 (30.6) | 160 (25) | 50 (7.8) |
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in a total of 242 complications; DVT: deep venous thrombosis.
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