Table 4.
Postoperative complications.
| Variables | All patient N = 201 |
<70 years-old N = 136 |
70+ years-old N = 65 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Overall postoperative complications, n (%) | 105 (52) | 67 (49) | 38 (58) | 0.222 |
| Complications by Grade | ||||
| Grade II, n (%) | 87 (43) | 51 (38) | 36 (55) | 0.017 |
| Grade III, n (%) | 50 (25) | 35 (26) | 15 (23) | 0.683 |
| Grade IV, n (%) | 10 (5) | 5 (4) | 5 (8) | 0.298 |
| Grade V, n (%) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.5) | 0.323 |
| Complications by Organ System | ||||
| Neurologic, n (%) | ||||
| delirium | 19 (9) | 7 (5) | 12 (18) | 0.004 |
| Cardiovascular, n (%) | ||||
| Atrial Fibrillation | 40 (20) | 25 (18) | 15 (23) | 0.436 |
| Pulmonary, n (%) | ||||
| Pneumonia | 18 (9) | 13 (10) | 5 (8) | 0.795 |
| Respiratory Failure | 8 (4) | 5 (4) | 3 (5) | 0.715 |
| Gastrointestinal, n (%) | ||||
| Esophageal Leak | 10 (5) | 6 (4) | 4 (6) | 0.595 |
| Chyle Leak, n (%) | 14 (7) | 9 (7) | 7 (8) | 0.773 |
| Genitourinary, n (%) | ||||
| Urinary Retention | 6 (3) | 0 | 6 (9) | 0.001 |
| Acute kidney injury/Renal Failure | 21 (10) | 15 (3) | 6 (9) | 0.696 |
| Sepsis, n (%) | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0.103 |
| Transfusion, n (%) | 17 (8) | 8 (6) | 9 (14) | 0.100 |
| Return to operating room | 31 (15) | 21 (15) | 10 (15) | 1.000 |
| Hospital LOS, days, median (range) | 9 (6–56) | 9 (6–47) | 10 (6–56) | 0.155 |
| Disposition | 0.491 | |||
| Home, n (%) | 7 (3.5) | 4 (3) | 3 (5) | |
| Home with services, n (%) | 168 (84) | 117 (86) | 51 (80) | |
| Rehabilitation facility, n (%) | 25 (12.5) | 15 (11) | 10 (16) | |
| Overall Survival (from time of surgery to death or last known follow up)a | ||||
| 30-day mortality (n = 201) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.5) | 0.1 |
| 90-day mortality (n = 199) | 4 (2.0) | 2 (1.5) | 2 (3.1) | 0.4 |
| 1-year mortality (n = 187) | 22 (12.0) | 12 (9.6) | 10 (17.3) | 0.2 |
LOS = Length of stay.
a
Not all patients had 90-days or 1-year of follow up data available at time of the study completion. Rates are reported out of those with sufficient follow enough time (n = 201 for 30-day, n = 199 for 90-day, n = 187 for 1-year follow up).