Table 4.
Short term surgical outcomes in the 85+ group when compared to those in the 75-85 years old group
|
Feature
|
Number of 75-85 years old patients (% of 75-85 years old patients)
|
Number of ≥ 85 years old patients (% of ≥ 85 years old patients)
|
Total
|
P
value
|
| Patients | 136 | 48 | 184 | |
| Median LOS (d) | 8 (IQR = 6) | 8 (IQR = 6) | ||
| < 14 d | 96 (71) | 30 (63) | 126 | 0.29 |
| ≥ 14 d | 40 (29) | 18 (38) | 58 | |
| 30-d mortality | 3 (2) | 1 (2) | 4 | 0.96 |
| Clavien-Dindo complication | ||||
| No complications | 50 (37) | 17 (35) | 67 | 0.93 |
| Grade I | 13 (10) | 5 (11) | 18 | |
| Grade II | 43 (32) | 18 (38) | 61 | |
| Grade IIIa | 14 (10) | 5 (10) | 19 | |
| Grade IIIb | 4 (3) | 1 (2) | 5 | |
| Grade IVa | 8 (6) | 1 (2) | 9 | |
| Grade IVb | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 | |
| Grade V | 3 (2) | 1 (2) | 3 |
LOS: Length of stay; IQR: Inter-quartile range.