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Table 3 Distribution of patients according to postoperative complications (N = 24)

From: Childhood intussusceptions at a tertiary care hospital in northwestern Tanzania: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in resource-limited setting

Postoperative complications

Frequency

Percentages

Surgical site infection

9

37.5

Pneumonia

4

16.7

Peritonitis/abdominal abscess

3

12.5

Wound dehiscence

3

12.5

Anastomitic breakdown

3

12.5

Urinary tract infection

2

8.3

Septicemia

2

8.3

Recurrent intussusceptions

2

8.3

Paralytic ileus

1

4.2