Table II.

Incidence of complications in the four age groups

Age group [years] (n)	Surgical event, n (%)NS				Medical event, n (%)NS				Number of patients with endpoints, n (%)NS
	Number of events			Number of cases	Number of events			Number of cases
	Bleeding	Early leak	Stenosis		Thrombo-embolism	Rhabdo-myolysis	Respiratory failure
I: 18–33 (92)	2 (2.2)	0	0	2 (2.2)	1 (1.1)	4 (4.3)	1 (1.1)*	5 (5.4)	7 (7.6)
II: 34–40 (86)	3 (3.5)	0	1 (1.2)	4 (4.6)	0	5 (5.8)	1 (1.2)*	5 (5.8)	9 (10.5)
III: 41–49 (82)	4 (4.9)	0	1 (1.2)	5 (6.1)	1 (1.2)**	2 (2.4)&	0	3 (3.7)	7 (8.5)
IV: ≥ 50 (85)	8 (9.4)	0	0	8 (9.4)	0	5 (5.9)	1 (1.2)*	5 (5.9)	13 (15.3)
Total (345)	17 (4.9)	0	2 (0.58)	19 (5.5)	2 (0.58)	16 (4.6)	3 (0.9)	18 (5.2)	36 (10.4)
Fisher’s exact test p-value	0.168	x	0.484	0.205	0.735	0.708	1.000	0.917	0.380

^*Complication secondary to primary medical adverse event

^&1 case of rhabdomyolysis was associated with bleeding

^**fatal case

^NSno statistical significance.