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Table 3 Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications

From: Total laparoscopic and thoracoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy after neoadjuvant Chemoradiation with minimal overall and anastomotic complications

Complication Severity

N

N %

No Complications

84

75

Grade I

0

0

Grade II

20

17.9

Grade IIIa

2

1.8

Grade IIIb

4

3.6

Grade Iva

1

0.89

Grade IVb

0

0

Grade V

1

0.89

  1. Grade I: No need for pharmacological, surgical, or endoscopic treatment
  2. Grade II: Requiring pharmacological treatment
  3. Grade IIIa: Requires surgical, endoscopic, or radiological intervention without general anesthesia
  4. Grade IIIb: Requires surgical, endoscopic, or radiological intervention with general anesthesia
  5. Grade IVa: Single organ dysfunction
  6. Grade IVb: Multi-organ dysfunction
  7. Grade V: Death
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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