Table 3 Definitions of postoperative complications.
Thrombosis | Sonographic findings or phlebography |
|---|---|
Postoperative bleeding | Clinical diagnosis during reoperation |
Hematoma | Clinical diagnosis, no reoperation necessary |
Disconnection or breakage of the catheter | Radiological findigs, findings after explantation |
Extravasation of injected fluid | Radiological findings or clinical diagnosis |
Wound infection | Clinical diagnosis. Reopening of wound necessary or antibiotic treatment. |
Catheter sepsis | Two or more of the following symptoms: |
• temperature over 38.3°C or under 36°C | |
• heart frequency over 90 beats per minute | |
• breath frequency over 20 breaths per minut, PaCO2 < 32 mmHg (spontan breathing) or PaO2/FiO2 < 200 mmHg (mechanical ventilation) | |
• Total peripheral WBC count > 12 G/L or WBC < 4.0 G/L or > 10% immature neutrophils (bands), regardless of total peripheral WBC count | |
• Plasma C-reactive protein > 2 SD above normal value | |
AND | |
Positive findings in bacteriology of the Port catheter pike | |
Cutaneous necrosis | Clinical diagnosis or histological finding |