Frequency of individual Clavien-Dindo grade complications
Author Op # Patients in Study % affected by any complication 1 2 3a 3b 4a 4b 5
Lerut (2009) (18) E 138 70% 0% 35% 17% 16% 1%
Seely (2010) (27) E/G 51 53% 4% 57% 10% 16% 16% 0% 0%
Montenovo (2011) (29) E 72 51% 36% 28% 0% 1% 0% 2% 1%
An (2012) (19) G 123 29% 5% 9% 14% 0% 2%
D’Annoville (2012) (20) E 384 57% 2% 15% 18% 16% 11%
Lee (2012) (28) G (open) 629 40% 28% 7% 4% 0.5% 0.5% 0% 1%
G (lap) 1002 25% 18% 5% 2% 0.4% 0% 0% 0%
E = esophagectomy, G = gastrectomy, Lap = laparoscopic, Op = operation
Table 3: Published literature of postoperative complications using Clavien-Dindo classification.