Table 1.

Postoperative mortality (POM) in octogenarians and nonagenarians who underwent resectional surgery for cancer

		Postoperative mortality
		No. of patients	No. of deaths	%
Sex	Male	1385	184	13.3
	Female	4005	196	4.9
Age (years)	80–84	3513	190	5.4
	85–89	1503	136	9.1
	90+	374	54	14.4
Period	1987–1993	2415	187	7.7
	1994–2000	2975	193	6.5
Type of cancer	Colorectal	2765	293	10.6
	Stomach	424	67	15.8
	Breast	1731	9	0.5
	Endometrial	350	6	1.7
	Kidney	120	5	4.2