Table 3 Perioperative complications in elderly patients

Intraoperative complications, n (%)

3 (2.3)

3 (8.3)

0.020

Blood transfusion, n (%)

2 (1.5)

1 (2.8)

0.621

Inferior vena cava injury, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

–

Pleural injury, n (%)

0 (0)

1 (2.8)

0.057

Pulmonary embolism, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

–

Intraoperative death, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

–

Organs injury, n (%)

1 (0.8)

1 (2.8)

0.328

Mean estimated blood loss, ml (mean ± SD)

97.3 ± 49.5

94.7 ± 40.6

0.714

Operative time, mins (mean ± SD)

118.0 ± 45.1

112.1 ± 15.7

0.737

Postoperative complications, n (%)

8 (6.2)

10 (27.8)

< 0.001

Wound healing disorder, n (%)

3 (2.3)

2 (5.6)

0.313

Infections, n (%)

1 (0.8)

2 (5.6)

0.056

Postoperative hemorrhage, n (%)

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

0.598

Gut obstruction, n (%)

1 (0.8)

1 (2.8)

0.328

Acute kidney injury, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

–

Pulmonary embolism, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

–

Congestive heart failure, n (%)

1 (0.8)

3 (8.3)

0.009

Deep vein thrombosis, n (%)

1 (0.8)

2 (5.6)

0.056

Median length of stay, days (mean ± SD)

8.7 ± 2.3

12.0 ± 5.6

< 0.001

Perioperative mortality within 90 days, n (%)

2 (1.5)

3 (8.3)

0.035

Clavien−Dindo score

0.001

 0

37 (28.5)

4 (11.1)

 1–2

91 (70.0)

27 (75.0)

 ≥ 3

2 (1.5)

5 (13.9)