Table 3.
Surgery, histology, postoperative morbidity, mean and maximum follow-up
| Surgery, histology, postoperative morbidity, follow-up | All patients | Group I (age: ≤ 64 yrs) | Group II (age: ≥ 65 yrs) | Subgroup IIa (age: 65–69 yrs) | Subgroup IIb (age: 70–79 yrs) | Subgroup IIc (age: ≥ 80 yrs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Simpson grade | ||||||||||||
| I | 391 | 50.9 | 233 | 48.1 | 158 | 55.6 | 54 | 53.5 | 84 | 58.3 | 20 | 48.8 |
| II | 218 | 28.4 | 136 | 28.1 | 82 | 28.9 | 35 | 34.7 | 35 | 24.3 | 13 | 31.7 |
| III | 28 | 3.6 | 21 | 4.3 | 7 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.4 |
| IV | 86 | 11.2 | 62 | 12.8 | 24 | 8.5 | 6 | 5.9 | 14 | 9.7 | 5 | 12.2 |
| V | 7 | 0.9 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.4 | – | – | 1 | 0.7 | – | – |
| NK | 38 | 4.9 | 26 | 5.4 | 12 | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.9 | 2 | 4.9 |
| WHO classification | ||||||||||||
| I | 673 | 87.6 | 423 | 87.4 | 250 | 88 | 89 | 88.1 | 131 | 91 | 32 | 78 |
| II | 67 | 8.7 | 46 | 9.5 | 21 | 7.4 | 9 | 8.9 | 6 | 4.2 | 6 | 14.6 |
| III | 10 | 1.3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.4 |
| NK | 7 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.4 | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Mean Ki67-index | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 8.2 | ||||||
| Entire postoperative morbidity | 286 | 37.2 | 154 | 31.8 | 132 | 46.5 | 45 | 44.6 | 66 | 45.8 | 21 | 51.2 |
| Postoperative morbidities | ||||||||||||
| Bleeding | 99 | 12.9 | 44 | 9.1 | 55 | 19.4 | 16 | 15.8 | 27 | 18.8 | 12 | 29.3 |
| Palsy | 25 | 3.3 | 8 | 1.7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5.9 | 8 | 5.6 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Cranial nerve disorder | 77 | 10 | 49 | 10.1 | 28 | 9.9 | 11 | 10.9 | 15 | 10.4 | 2 | 4.9 |
| CFS fistula | 62 | 8.1 | 37 | 7.6 | 25 | 8.8 | 11 | 10.9 | 12 | 8.3 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Speech disorder | 20 | 2.6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 5.3 | 6 | 5.9 | 6 | 4.2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Seizure | 29 | 3.8 | 14 | 2.9 | 15 | 5.3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 12.2 |
| Meningitis | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | – | – | 1 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Delirium | 14 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.8 | 10 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Hormonal disorder | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ischemic infraction | 14 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 8 | 2.8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Vein thrombosis | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.7 | – | – | 2 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Pulmonary embolism | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 1.1 | – | – | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 8 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax | 11 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Respiratory insufficiency | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.4 | – | – | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Renal insufficiency | 2 | 0.3 | – | – | 2 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4.9 |
| Heart attack | 1 | 0.1 | – | – | 1 | 0.4 | – | – | 1 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Heart/circulatory failure | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2.8 |
| Discharge to home | 586 | 76.3 | 394 | 81.4 | 192 | 67.6 | 77 | 76.2 | 98 | 68.1 | 18 | 43.9 |
| Discharge to rehabilitation clinic or another department | 141 | 18.4 | 61 | 12.6 | 80 | 28.2 | 15 | 14.9 | 43 | 29.9 | 22 | 53.7 |
| Mean follow-up in months | 40 | 47 | 28 | 36 | 26 | 8 | ||||||
| Maximum follow-up in months | 215 | 215 | 155 | 202 | 132 | 38 | ||||||
NK not known, yrs years