Mechanical complications include fracture of the implant body or prosthetic components such as chipping of ceramic material as well as loosening or fracture of implant abutments or fixation screws.
Mechanical complications include arterial puncture, pneumothorax, mediastinal haematoma, haemothorax and injury to adjacent nerves.
Mechanical complications include oxygenator failure, tubing/circuit disruption, pump or heat exchanger malfunction, and problems associated with cannula placement or removal.
Nevertheless, the reduced number of studies reporting on technical and mechanical complications included in the present meta-analysis makes the interpretation of the above-mentioned results difficult and should be evaluated cautiously.
Implant loss, which relates to mechanical complications, includes implant fracture, abutment screw fracture, and abutment fracture.
Obesity is also associated with mechanical complications, including osteoarthritis and obstructive sleep apnea, due to the increase in body mass [4].
Mechanical complications included hematoma (visible or palpable modification of the skin relief by a blood collection) and arterial puncture (aspiration of pulsatile arterial blood).
Mechanical complications included AVF stenosis, thrombosis, bleeding and limb ischemia; TCC flow dysfunction, thrombosis, bleeding, cuff extrusion and complications of central venous catheterization; PD catheter flow dysfunction, bleeding, leaks, cuff extrusion, hernias and complications related to Tenckhoff catheter placement.
The gastrointestinal complications include mechanical bowel obstruction, volvulus, intussusception, appendicitis, peritonitis, or even perforation.
Complications include catheter-related infections and mechanical complications during insertion, such as arterial puncture, catheter misplacement, pneumothorax, hemothorax, pericardial tamponade, air emboli, and even death.
Complications include constipation, diarrhoea, delays in mechanical ventilation weaning, greater length of stays, dehydration, and bowel obstruction or perforation [ 3, 6- 9].
