Predisposing factors and surgical outcome of complicated liver hydatid cysts

Table 4 Morbidity, recurrence, and mortality rates of the three study groups n (%)

	Group I (n = 28)	Group II (n = 93)	Group III (n = 251)	P
Medical complications1				0.163
Cardiac	1 (3.6)	1 (1.1)	3 (1.2)
Respiratory	2 (7.2)	3 (3.2)	6 (2.4)
Other	1 (3.6)	2 (2.2)	4 (1.6)
Surgical complications
Wound infection	6 (21.4)	6 (6.5)	9 (3.5)	0.001b
Biliary fistula	1 (3.6)	9 (9.7)	2 (0.8)	0.001b
Intra-abdominal abscess	-	1 (1.1)	2 (0.8)	0.855
Incisional hernia	2 (7.2)	2 (2.2)	3 (1.2)	0.087
Gastrocutaneous fistula	1 (3.6)	-	-	0.002b
Recurrence	3 (10.7)	3 (3.2)	8 (3.2)	0.132
Mortality	-	1 (1.1)	3 (1.2)	0.844

^bValues indicate a significant difference.

¹Cardiac complications included heart failure and myocardial infarction; respiratory complications included atelectasis, pneumonia, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and pulmonary embolus; other complications included urinary tract infection and acute thromboembolic disease of the lower extremities.