Table 2 Postoperative complications and failure-to-rescue according to age
Patients | Total | < 75 years old | ≥ 75 years old | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 591 | n = 341 (57.7%) | n = 250 (42.3%) | ||
Clavien-Dindo classification | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 0–I | 359 (60.8%) | 224 (65.7%) | 135 (54%) |  |
 II | 78 (13.2%) | 39 (11.4%) | 39 (15.6%) |  |
 IIIa | 37 (6.3%) | 24 (7%) | 13 (5.2%) |  |
 IIIb | 38 (6.4%) | 24 (7%) | 14 (5.6%) |  |
 IVa | 17 (2.9%) | 11 (3.2%) | 6 (2.4%) |  |
 IVb | 2 (0.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.4%) |  |
 V | 60 (10.2%) | 18 (5.3%) | 42 (16.8%) |  |
Morbidity grade | Â | Â | Â | 0.039 |
 No or minor (I–II) | 437 (73.9%) | 263 (77.1%) | 174 (69.6%) |  |
 Major (III–V) | 154 (26.1%) | 78 (22.9%) | 76 (30.4%) |  |
Pulmonary complications | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 No | 502 (84.9%) | 306 (89.7%) | 196 (78.4%) |  |
 Yes | 89 (15.1%) | 35 (10.3%) | 54 (21.6%) |  |
Cardiac complications | Â | Â | Â | 0.004 |
 No | 548 (92.7%) | 325 (95.3%) | 223 (89.2%) |  |
 Yes | 43 (7.3%) | 16 (4.7%) | 27 (10.8%) |  |
Leakage | Â | Â | Â | 0.25 |
 No | 500 (84.7%) | 294 (86.2%) | 206 (82.7%) |  |
 Yes | 90 (15.3%) | 47 (13.8%) | 43 (17.3%) |  |
Hemorrhage | Â | Â | Â | 0.081 |
 No | 567 (96.1%) | 324 (95%) | 243 (97.6%) |  |
 Yes | 23 (3.9%) | 17 (5%) | 6 (2.4%) |  |
Reoperation | Â | Â | Â | 0.36 |
 No | 523 (88.6%) | 306 (89.7%) | 217 (87.1%) |  |
 Yes | 67 (11.4%) | 35 10.3%) | 32 (12.9%) |  |
Failure-to-rescue | 60 (39%) | 18 (23.1%) | 42 (55.3%) | < 0.001 |
Mortality | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
 30-day or in-hospital | 52 (8.6%) | 15 (4.4%) | 37 (14.8%) |  |
 90-day | 60 (10.1%) | 18 (5.3%) | 42 (16.8%) |  |
In-hospital stay (days) | 11 (8–18) |  |  |  |