Outcomes of the Extreme Elderly Undergoing Anaesthesia and Surgery amongst Southeast Asians
Table 3
Postoperative outcomes and complications (n = 62).
No. of patients (%)
Rescue analgesia in PACU
5 (8.1)
Postoperative complications
PACU
Hypothermia
12 (20.7)
Desaturation
11 (17.7)
Hypertension
6 (9.7)
Hypotension (in PACU)
3 (4.8)
Tachyarrthymia
2 (3.2)
PONV
2 (3.2)
In the wards
Delirium
6 (9.7)
Urinary tract infection
4 (6.5)
Sepsis
3 (4.8)
Bleeding (surgical site)
3 (4.8)
Wound infection
2 (3.2)
Pneumonia
2 (3.2)
Venothromboembolic event
1 (1.6)
30-day mortality
1 (1.6)
HD admission
17 (27.4)
ICU admission
0 (0)
Readmission
4 (6.5)
Readmissions are defined as repeat hospitalisation where the primary problem is related to the same surgical problem. Patient records are screened up to 6 months after discharge for readmissions.