Table 5 Cause of death in patients undergoing hepatic resection for colorectal liver metastasis with (n=252) and without (n=245) neo-adjuvant chemotherapy
From: Safe liver resection following chemotherapy for colorectal metastases is a matter of timing
Patient | Cause of death |
|---|---|
Control group | |
1 | Chest Infection |
2 | Collapse at home – cause of death unknown |
3 | Sepsis/multiorgan failure |
4 | Multiorgan failure |
5 | Ischaemic colitis/haemorrhage/renal failure |
Chemotherapy group | |
1 | Sepsis/multiorgan failure |
2 | Peritonitis, cause unknown |
3 | Pneumonia/ARDS |
4 | Cardiac arrest 3rd postoperative day |
5 | Sepsis/multiorgan failure |
