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. 2021 Feb 2;8:617286. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.617286

Table 3.

Postoperative outcomes.

Total <80 years ≥80 years P
N (%) 304 284 (93.4) 20 (6.6)
Mortality n (%) 1 (0.5) 0 (0) 1 (6.3) <0.001
Major morbidity (i.e., Grade 3/4/5) 40 (18.5) 34 (17.0) 6 (37.5) 0.042
Postoperative transfusion n (%) 0.343
Yes 34 (15.5) 30 (14.9) 4 (23.5)
No 185 (84.5) 172 (85.1) 13 (76.5)
Postoperative transfusion (units of PRBCs)
Mean ± SD 2.7 ± 2.4 2.8 ± 2.5 2.3 ± 1.0 0.695
Median 2.0 2.0 2.5
Range 1.0–14.0 1.0–14.0 1.0–3.0
Postoperative length of stay (days)
Mean ± SD 17.3 ± 12.6 16.9 ± 12.3 23.0 ± 14.5 0.035
Median 14.0 14.0 18.5
Range 6.0–156.0 6.0–156.0 10.0–64.0
Median survival (months, 95%CI) 22.2!!break (18.9–25.5) 22.7!!break (20.2–−25.3) 15.6!!break (7.3–23.9) 0.040
1-year OS (%) 72.5 73.6 58.8
3-year OS (%) 28.5 30.1 11.8
5-year OS (%) 14.7 15.7 5.9