Approach to pseudomyxoma peritonei

Table 4 Complications of complete cytoreductive surgery/hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Ref.	Year	Type of study	No. of patients	Complication(s)
Hamilton et al[32]	2016	Retrospective	42	Intrabdominal abscess: 9.5%
				Bleeding: 9.1%
				Pleural effusion: 7.1%
				Anastomotic leak: 7.1%
				Renal failure: 2.4%
Chua et al[18]	2012	Retrospective	2020	Post-op mortality 2%
				Major complications grade III/IV: 24%
				Recurrence: 19%
Chua et al[31]	2009	Systematic Review	NA	Hematological toxicity: 28%
				Reoperation rates: 23%
				Sepsis: 14%
				Fistula: 23%
				Abscess: 37%
				Ileus: 86%
				Perforation: 10%
				Anastomotic leak: 9%
				DVT/PE: 9%
				Renal insufficiency: 7%

NA: Not available; DVT/PE: Deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism.