Table 2.

Complications unique to elderly patients.

Complications	All patients	Patients aged 80 years or older
	N = 118	N = 45
Bedridden status	46 (39.0)	31 (68.9)
Feeding difficulty	52 (44.1)	34 (75.6)
Enteral alimentation	19 (16.1)	11 (24.4)
Fluid replacement	33 (28.0)	23 (51.1)
Disquiet/delirium	38 (32.2)	26 (57.8)
Dementia/communication difficulty	40 (33.9)	24 (53.3)
Need continuous sputum suction	27 (22.9)	18 (40.0)

Data are shown as number (%).