Clinicopathologic characteristics of esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma in elderly patients

Table 4 Postoperative morbidity and mortality n (%)

Variables	≥70 years (n=60)	< 70 years (n=1782)	P value
Surgical complications
Anastomotic leakage	2 (3.3)	35 (2.0)	0.34
Hemorrhage	1 (1.7)	19 (1.0)	0.49
Intra-abdominal abscess	0 (0.0)	8 (0.4)	1
Chylothorax	2 (3.3)	39 (2.2)	0.39
Thoracic empyema	0 (0.0)	12 (0.7)	1
Recurrent nerve paralysis	1 (1.7)	20 (1.1)	0.5
Wound dehiscence	1 (1.7)	23 (1.3)	0.55
Medical complications
Pulmonary	26 (43.3)	501 (28.1)	0.01
Cardiac	23 (38.3)	352 (19.8)	0.001
Renal	1 (1.7)	46 (2.6)	1
Hepatic	0 (0.0)	15 (0.8)	1
Postoperative deaths	2 (3.3)	19 (1.1)	0.15
Anastomotic leakage	1 (1.7)	8 (0.4)	0.26
Pulmonary disease	1 (1.7)	9 (0.5)	0.28
Cerebrovascular accident	0 (0.0)	2 (0.1)	1