Research Article
Is Surgery in the Elderly for Oesophageal Cancer Justifiable? Results from a Single Centre
Table 5
Postoperative complications and 30-day mortality.
| | | No (%) | <70 years | ≥70 years | value |
| | Surgical Complications | | | | | | Wound infection | 3 (2.6%) | 3 (2.6%) | | ns | | Wound dehiscence | 4 (3.4%) | 3 (2.6%) | 1 (0.9%) | ns | | Chyle leak | 6 (5.1%) | 6 (5.1%) | | ns | | Anastomotic leak | 10 (8.5%) | 7 (6%) | 3 (2.5%) | ns | | Haemorrhage | 3 (2.6%) | 3 (2.6%) | | ns | | Resurgery | 6 (5.1%) | 6 (5.1%) | | ns | | Medical | | | | | | ARDS | 4 (3.4%) | 4 (3.4%) | | ns | | Atelectasis | 14 (12%) | 12 (10.2%) | 2 (1.7%) | ns | | LRTI | 27 (23.1%) | 18 (15.4%) | 9 (7.7%) | ns | | Pleural effusion | 13 (11.1%) | 1 (9.3%) | 2 (1.7%) | ns | | Arrythmias/A fib | 23 (19.7%) | 16 (13.7%) | 7 (6%) | ns | | Myocardial infection | 2 (1.7%) | 2 (1.7%) | | ns | | Postoperative deaths | | | | | | Yes | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.89 | | No | 186 | 145 | 41 |
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ARDS: adult respiratory distress syndrome, LRTI: lower respiratory tract infection, A fib: atrial fibrillation.
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