Table 2 Complications in different age groups.
From: Breast cancer surgery in elderly patients: postoperative complications and survival
| Â | TOTAL | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | 80-84 | > = 85 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALL COMPLICATIONS | 82 (18,2%) | 13 (9,9%) | 15 (13,2%) | 17 (19,5%) | 18 (26,5%) | 19 (38,8%) |
WOUND INFECTION | 17 (3,8%) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
BLEEDING | 14 (3,2%) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
HEMATOMA | 14 (3,2%) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
SEROMA | 21 (4,8%) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
ANEMIA | 2 (0,4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATION | 8 (1,4%) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
THROMBO-EMBOLISM | 4 (1,0%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
OTHER COMPLICATIONS | 2 (0,4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |