Acute paraesophageal hernia with gastric volvulus. Results of surgical treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 6 Reported postoperative complications (n = 1,989 cases)*

Etiology	Nº	%
Deep vein thrombosis	490	24.6
Myocardial infarction	425	21.4
Pulmonary thromboembolism	374	18.8
Stroke	347	17.4
Atelectasis	62	3.1
Pneumonia	23	1.2
Sepsis / MODS	20	1.0
Cardiac arrhythmia	14	0.7
Surgical wound infection	12	0.6
Intra-abdominal hemorrhage	8	0.4
Gastrointestinal disorders	8	0.4
Pleural effusion	7	0.4
Others **	24	1.2
Etiology not reported	175	8.8
Total	1,989	100

*: This variable was not reported in all the articles (only in 71), and some patients developed more than one POC
**: Include: Acute renal failure and acute respiratory failure (4 cases each), Pneumothorax and intestinal occlusion (3 cases each), acute urinary infection, cardiac tamponade, anastomotic dehiscence, and cardiac arrest (2 cases each); acute cardiac failure and mediastinitis (2 case each)
MODS: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
NR: Not reported

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