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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2018; 24(7): 844-851
Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.844
Published online Feb 21, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.844
Table 2 Postoperative complications in patients grouped according to age
| Complication | < 65 yr, n = 454 | ≥ 65 yr, n = 273 | Total, n = 727 | P value |
| Patients with any complication | 150 (33.0) | 108 (39.6) | 258 (35.5) | 0.075 |
| Patients with severe complication (grades IIIb-V) | 41 (9.0) | 46 (16.8) | 87 (12.0) | 0.002a |
| Pancreatic fistula | 72 (15.9) | 55 (20.1) | 127 (17.5) | 0.140 |
| Delayed gastric emptying | 45 (9.9) | 35 (12.8) | 80 (11.0) | 0.225 |
| Bile leak | 15 (3.3) | 14 (5.1) | 29 (4.0) | 0.224 |
| Reoperation | 12 (2.6) | 11 (4.0) | 23 (3.2) | 0.301 |
| Readmission | 4 (0.9) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (0.7) | 0.416 |
| Gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 9 (2.0) | 13 (4.8) | 22 (3.0) | 0.034a |
| Wound infection | 18 (4.0) | 12 (4.4) | 30 (4.1) | 0.777 |
| Cholangitis | 6 (1.3) | 5 (1.8) | 11 (1.5) | 0.585 |
| Urinary tract infection | 12 (2.6) | 16 (5.9) | 28 (3.9) | 0.029a |
| Pneumonia | 7 (1.5) | 10 (3.7) | 17 (2.3) | 0.067 |
| Intraabdominal abscess | 13 (2.9) | 7 (2.6) | 20 (2.8) | 0.811 |
| Bacteremia | 7 (1.5) | 9 (3.3) | 16 (2.2) | 0.118 |
| Central line infection | 12 (2.6) | 10 (3.7) | 22 (3.0) | 0.437 |
| Pulmonary embolus | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 0.197 |
| Deep venous thrombosis | 1 (0.2) | 3 (1.1) | 4 (0.5) | 0.121 |
| Arrhythmia | 10 (2.2) | 11 (4.0) | 21 (2.9) | 0.154 |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) | 0.716 |
| Mortality | 4 (0.9) | 15 (5.5) | 19 (2.6) | < 0.001a |
- Citation: Chen YT, Ma FH, Wang CF, Zhao DB, Zhang YW, Tian YT. Elderly patients had more severe postoperative complications after pancreatic resection: A retrospective analysis of 727 patients. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(7): 844-851
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i7/844.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i7.844