Table 3.

Post-operative complications according to age grouping for the 225 patients under study, n (%)

	Age group
	Group A	Group B	Group C	P value
	(n = 112)	(n = 57)	(n = 56)
Overall complications	29 (25.9)	21 (36.8)	24 (42.9)	NS
Major complications				NS
(Clavien-Dindo ≥ III)	5 (4.5)	2 (3.5)	1 (1.8)
General complicationsa	9 (8.1)	13 (22.8)	11 (19.6)	0.045
Cardiovascular	2 (1.8)	3 (5.3)	7 (12.4)
Respiratory	3 (2.7)	3 (5.3)	2 (3.6)
Urinary tract	1 (0.9)	4 (7)	2 (3.6)
Anemia	1 (0.9)	1 (1.8)	-
Others	2 (1.8)	2 (3.5)	-
Surgical complications	22 (19.6)	11 (19.3)	13 (23.2)	NS
Anastomotic leak	3 (2.7)	1 (1.8)	1 (1.8)
Bowel obstruction	1 (0.9)	2 (3.5)	-
Prolonged post-operative ileus	7 (6.3)	7 (12.2)	6 (10.7)
Bleeding	2 (1.8)	1 (1.8)	1 (1.8)
Gastrointestinal bleeding	1 (0.9)	-	-
Surgical site infection	2 (1.8)	-	4 (7.1)
Others	6 (5.4)	-	1 (1.8)
Infective complications	6 (5.4)	4 (7)	7 (12.5)	NS
RBC transfusion	6 (5.4)	2 (3.5)	5 (9)	NS
Redo Surgery	4 (3.6)	2 (3.5)	1 (1.8)	NS
Anastomotic leak	3 (3.6)	-	1 (1.8)
Internal hernia	1 (.9)	2 (3.5)	-
30-d readmission	3 (3.6)	-	1 (1.8)	NS
30-d mortality	-	-	-

^aP < 0.05. Data are expressed as number of patients (%). RBC: Red blood cells.