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. 2013 Dec 11;75(2):110–116. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1359306

Table 4. Factors associated with early and delayed complications.

Variable (total) Early Complications (%) p value Delayed complications (%) p value Delayed orbital complications (%) p value Delayed wound complications (%) p value Delayed brain complications (%) p value
Age, y
< 50 (13 patients) 5 (38.5) 0.77 7 (53.8) 0.67 4 (30.8) 0.28 3 (23.1) 0.63 2 (15.4) 0.77
>50 (18 patients) 6 (33.3) 10 (55.6) 9 (50.0) 3 (16.7) 2 (11.1)
Gender
Male (21 patients) 7 (33.3) 0.72 12 (57.1) 0.53 9 (42.9) 0.53 4 (19.0) 0.95 2 (9.5) 0.43
Female (10 patients) 4 (40.0) 5 (50.0) 4 (40.0) 2 (20.0) 2 (20.0)
Orbital invasion
No (28 patients) 9 (32.1) 0.93 15 (53.6) 0.75 12 (42.9) 0.75 5 (17.9) 0.55 3 (10.7) 0.33
Yes (3 patients) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3)
Brain involvement
No (23 patients) 8 (34.8) 0.46 12 (52.2) 0.25 10 (43.5) 0.59 4 (17.4) 0.65 3 (13.0) 0.97
Yes (8 patients) 2 (25) 5 (62.5) 3 (37.5) 2 (25.0) 1 (12.5)
Radiation
No (3 patients) 1 (33.3) 0.93 1(33.3) 0.75 0 (0) 0.06 0 (0) 0.54 1 (33.3) 0.33
Yes (28 patients) 9 (32.1) 16 (57.1) 13 (46.4) 6 (21.4) 3 (10.7)
Chemotherapy
No (20 patients) 5 (25.0) 0.10 10 (50.0) 0.64 8 (40.0) 0.77 2 (10.0) 0.42 3 (15.0) 0.63
Yes (11 patients) 6 (54.5) 7 (63.6) 5 (45.5) 4 (36.4) 1 (9.1)

Not significant = p > 0.05.