Table 3.

Complications

	VE (n=106)	Non-VE (n=199)	p-value
Overall	43 (40.6%)	95 (47.7%)	0.065
Cardiac problems	5 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0.012
Postoperative ileus	26 (24.5%)	36 (18.1%)	0.184
Respiratory problems	5 (4.7%)	4 (2.0%)	0.184
Anastomotic leak	1 (0.9%)	6 (3.0%)	0.251
Venous thromboembolism	0 (0%)	1 (0.5%)	0.465
Wound infection	6 (5.7%)	8 (4.0%)	0.515
Death (within 30 days)	0 (0%)	3 (1.5%)	0.205

VE = very elderly