title: [Classification of surgical complications: analysis of the group of consecutive patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the work was to evaluate the implementation of Clavien - Dindo classification of surgical complications into a routine clinical praxis and to evaluate the results achieved at the university department of surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospectively collected data of patients hospitalized at the Clinic of Surgery of the University Hospital in Hradec Králové between January 2010 and September 2012 were retrospectively evaluated. Incidence, spectrum and severity of postoperative complications were evaluated according to individual surgical specializations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  9039 patients were operated and enrolled into the database during the time period from January 2010 to October 2012. A surgical complication was recorded in 1248 (12.9%) patiens, grade I. in 284 (3.4%) cases, grade II. in 384 (4.3%) cases, grade III in 370 (4.1%) cases, grade IV. in 67 (0.7%) patients. Death,i.e. grade V., occurred in 143 (1.43%) patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clavien - Dindo classification of surgical complications was successfully implemented into a routine clinical praxis at the department of surgery, University Hospital Hradec Králové. Wider use of this classification system would improve conditions for evaluation and comparison of results between different surgical approaches, surgeons or departments.
authors: Katedra valečné chirurgie, Fakulta vojenského zdravotnictví, Univerzita Obrany Brno. subrt@email.cz
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authors: Subrt
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authors: Ferko
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authors: Čečka
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authors: Örhalmi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification*; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*