Table 4.
Causes of death of elderly patients
| Cause of death | |
|---|---|
| Emergency surgery (8/30, 26.7 %) | |
| Pneumonia | 4 |
| Sepsis | 3 |
| Perforation (cancer) | 1 |
| Elective surgery (1/114, 0.88 %) | |
| Sepsis | 1 |
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