Table 4.
Postoperative Complications.
| Variables (%) | 50-64 Years (n = 7,910) |
65-79 Years (n = 6,480) |
80+ Years (n = 475) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute post-hemorrhagic anemia |
2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.918 |
| Dysphagia | 7.2 | 9.5 | 17.9 | <0.001 |
| Displacement of internal fixation device of vertebrae | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.916 |
| Wound disruption | N<10* | N<10* | 0.0 | - |
| Mechanical device complication | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.727 |
| Hematoma | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.716 |
| Nervous system complication | N<10* | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.255 |
| Acute deep vein thrombosis | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.917 |
| Any complication | 10.2 | 12.6 | 18.9 | 0.008 |
| Number of Complications | 0.048 | |||
| 0 | 89.8 | 87.4 | 81.1 | |
| 1 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 17.9 | |
| >1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
* Signifies that the count number is <10 and cannot be reported.