Table 2 Definitions of other post-operative complications
Respiratory failure | Unplanned initiation of assisted ventilation (CPAP or IPPV) |
Transient ischaemic attack | New onset neurological deficit with lateralising signs, which resolves within 24 hours without evidence of cerebral bleeding or infarction on imaging and confirmed by a stroke physician or neurologist |
Vascular graft occlusion | Occlusion of prosthetic or vein graft confirmed by imaging within 30 days of surgery |
Wound infection | Erythema, purulent discharge, pyrexia, positive pathogenic organism on culture |
Chest infection | Cough, dirty sputum, pyrexia, positive sputum culture +/−pathogenic organism on sputum culture |
Urine infection | Pyrexia, leucocytosis, pathogenic organism on urine culture |
Abdominal infection | Intra-abdominal abscess formation confirmed on CT scan or at laparotomy |
Other sepsis | Sepsis due to any cause other than those listed above for example, line infection |
Prolonged ileus | Absence of bowel function requiring the initiation of nutritional support |
Pulmonary embolus | Confirmed radiologically or at autopsy |
Deep vein thrombosis | Confirmed radiologically or at autopsy |
Limb ischaemia | Compromised circulation in a limb requiring a revascularisation procedure within 30 days of surgery |
Major limb amputation | Amputation of a limb due to unsalvageable critical ischaemia within 30 days of surgery |
Renal infarction | New renal infarction on post-operative imaging |
Renal impairment | Post-operative ≥20% increase in serum creatinine from pre-operative baseline |