Table 1 Postoperative mortality (POM) in octogenarians and nonagenarians who underwent resectional surgery for cancer
Postoperative mortality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | No. of deaths | % | ||
Sex | Male | 1385 | 184 | 13.3 |
Female | 4005 | 196 | 4.9 | |
Age (years) | 80–84 | 3513 | 190 | 5.4 |
85–89 | 1503 | 136 | 9.1 | |
90+ | 374 | 54 | 14.4 | |
Period | 1987–1993 | 2415 | 187 | 7.7 |
1994–2000 | 2975 | 193 | 6.5 | |
Type of cancer | Colorectal | 2765 | 293 | 10.6 |
Stomach | 424 | 67 | 15.8 | |
Breast | 1731 | 9 | 0.5 | |
Endometrial | 350 | 6 | 1.7 | |
Kidney | 120 | 5 | 4.2 | |