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Table 2 Incidence of PPCs after cytoreduction surgery for ovarian cancer patients

From: Postoperative pulmonary complications and outcomes in cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer: a propensity-matched analysis

PPCs

N (%)

Pleural effusion

60 (22.4%)

Pneumothorax

5 (1.9%)

Pneumonia

17 (6.3%)

Atelectasis

22 (8.2%)

Pulmonary embolism

17 (6.3%)

Postoperative mechanical ventilation > 48 h

7 (2.6%)

Unplanned re-intubation

3 (1.1%)

  1. Data are presented as number of patient (%)
  2. PPCs Postoperative pulmonary complications