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Table 3 Postoperative complications among the three groups

From: Is the rate of postoperative complications following laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy higher in elderly patients than in younger patients?

 

Group 1 (n = 672)

Group 2 (n = 285)

Group 3 (n = 98)

P value

Complications (%)

62 (9.2)

26 (9.1)

18 (18.4)

0.008

Wound infection

6

5

3

 

Intra-abdominal abscess

6 (1*)

1

0

 

Intra-abdominal bleeding

6

3

0

 

Intra-luminal bleeding

12

3

5

 

Postoperative ileus

9

2

2

 

Bile leakage

0

1

0

 

Duodenal stump leakage

5 (4*)

2 (1*, **)

1 (1*)

 

Esophagojejunostomy leakage

 

1

  

Acute pancreatitis

2

0

0

 

Pulmonary disease

9

4

1

 

Urinary complication

2

1

3

 

Hepatic complication

0

1

0

 

Cardiac disease

0

0

1

 

A-loop syndrome

0

0

1

 

Multi-organ failure

 

1 (1**)

0

 

Others

5

1

1

 
  1. *Reoperation; **Mortality.
  2. Group 1: <65 years, young age; Group 2: 65–74 years, elderly age; Group 3: ≥75 years, very elderly age.