Table 3.
Incidence of complications and mortality rate according to age.
| Parameter | Total (n = 176) |
Non-Elderly (≤60 years, n = 115) |
Elderly (>60 years, n = 61) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory complications (%) | 39 (22.2) | 20 (17.4) | 19 (31.1) | 0.037 |
| Pneumonia (%) | 14 (8.0) | 7 (6.1) | 7 (11.5) | 0.209 |
| RF 1 (%) | 35 (19.9) | 18 (15.7) | 17 (27.9) | 0.050 |
| GI 2 complications (%) | 38 (21.6) | 25 (21.7) | 13 (21.3) | 0.948 |
| Bleeding (%) | 24 (13.6) | 18 (15.7) | 6 (9.8) | 0.285 |
| Perforation (%) | 15 (8.5) | 9 (7.8) | 6 (9.8) | 0.649 |
| Peritonitis/Mediastinitis (%) | 14 (8.0) | 6 (5.2) | 8 (13.1) | 0.065 |
| Fistula (%) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.3) | 0.119 |
| Stricture (%) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.300 |
| Leukocytosis (%) | 32 (18.2) | 11 (9.6) | 21 (34.4) | 0.001 |
| Antibiotic usage (%) | 95 (54.0) | 56 (48.7) | 39 (63.9) | 0.050 |
| Mean length of hospital stay (%) | 6.0 (1–45) (n = 149) |
4.8 (1–22) (n = 97) |
8.2 (1–45) (n = 52) |
0.003 |
| Mortality (%) | 27 (15.3) | 13 (11.3) | 14 (23.0) | 0.041 |
1 RF—respiratory failure, 2 GI—gastrointestinal. Pearson’s χ2 test, Fischer’s exact test for n < 5, p ≤ 0.05.