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Table 4 Postoperative complications by the Clavien-Dindo classification

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

Minor complications

   

0.114

Grade I

31

11

6

 

Grade II

18

10

7

 

Major complications

   

0.113

Grade III-a

7

1

2

 

Grade III-b

5

2

1

 

Grade IV-a

1

0

2

 

Grade IV-b

0

0

0

 

Grade V

0

2

0

 
  1. Group 1: <65 years, young age; Group 2: 65–74 years, elderly age; Group 3: ≥75 years, very elderly age.
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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