Table 1

Clinical and operative characteristics of patients who underwent cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

CharacteristicNo. (%) of patients*
Procedure
 Splenectomy31 (22.0)
 Hepatic resection33 (23.4)
 Peritonectomy120 (85.1)
 Right diaphragm resection62 (43.9)
 Left diaphragm resection32 (22.6)
 Glisson capsulectomy44 (31.2)
 Cholecystectomy14 (9.9)
 Partial gastrectomy9 (6.3)
 Lesser omentum resection11 (7.8)
 Partial pancreatectomy7 (4.9)
 Small bowel resection61 (43.2)
 Right hemicolectomy53 (37.5)
 Left hemicolectomy42 (29.7)
 Resection of rectum21 (14.8)
 Hysterectomy in females32/83 (38.5)
 BSO in females47/83 (56.6)
 Partial cystectomy5 (3.5)
Bowel anastomosis75 (53)
 No. of bowel anastomoses per patient, mean (range)1 (0–3)
 Anastomosis leak2
Duration of surgery, h, mean (range)8.9 (2.5–17.5)
Blood loss, mL, mean (range)548 (15–3000)
Blood transfusion36 (25.5)
Duration of ICU stay, d, mean (range)1.5 (0–33)
Duration of hospital admission, d, mean (range)16.75 (5–184)
CCI score, mean (range)17.7 (8–50.1)
PCI score, mean (range)15 (1–39)
Completeness of cytoreduction
 CC-089
 CC-128
 CC-27
 Unspecified16
  • BSO = bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; CC-0 = no macroscopic residual cancer remained; CC-1 = no nodule > 2.5 mm in diameter remained; CC-2 = nodules between 2.5 mm and 2.5 cm in diameter remained; CCI = Comprehensive Complication Index; ICU = intensive care unit; PCI = peritoneal cancer index.

  • * Unless indicated otherwise.