Complications
pulmonary embolism, hyperpigmentation, nerve damage, SVT
SVT, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, HYPERPIGMENTATION, POSTOPERATIVE DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS, MINOR, POSTOPERATIVE BLEEDING, COMPLICATIONS, POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION, COMPLICATIONS
Complications were mostly minor and similar in both groups. A total of 25 patients in the SAP group developed complications, consisting of postoperative bleeding (4), SVT (10), and hyperpigmentation (11). In TAP patients, 22 complications occurred, consisting pulmonary embolism in 1 patient and minor complications in 21: postoperative bleeding (4), postoperative wound infection (1), nerve damage (1), SVT (5), and hyperpigmentation (10). None of the patients developed postoperative deep venous thrombosis.