Clinical Study

Pancreas Transplantation: Does Age Increase Morbidity?

Table 3

Distribution of surgical complications.

Classification<50 years of age
a
≥50 years of age
a
P value

Infectious, n (%)14 (21%)1 (10%).68
Gastrointestinal,
n (%)
4 (6%)1 (10%).52
Urinary, n (%)1 (1%)0 (0%)1.0
Hematological, n (%)6 (9%)4 (40%).02
Cardiovascular, n (%)3 (5%)1 (10%).44
Radiological Drainage of a Collection, n (%)9 (14%)1 (10%)1.0
Re-operation, n (%)29 (44%)2 (20%).19
Minor complications per patient (mean)0.140.35.10
Major complications per patient (mean)0.410.24.25

arefers to number of complications in each group.