Pulmonary Complications following Cytoreductive Surgery and Perioperative Chemotherapy in 147 Consecutive Patients

Table 1

Classification of pulmonary adverse event by grade.

Adverse event	Grade I	Grade II	Grade III	Grade IV
Respiratory distress	Mild symptoms	Oxygen therapy or medications required	Endotracheal intubation	Tracheostomy required
Pleural effusion	Asymptomatic	Diuretics required	Thoracentesis required	Compromised, chest tube insertion
Pneumonia	Minimal symptoms	Antibiotics and respiratory therapy	Bronchoscopy	Intubation required