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Table 3 Overall and grade 3–4 postoperative complications of 372 elderly patients

From: The safety and prognosis of radical surgery in colorectal cancer patients over 80 years old

 

Grade 1–2 complications

Grade 3–4 complications

All complications

n

%

n

%

n

%

Complications

      

 Total

50

13.5

55

14.7

105

28.2

Cardiac disorders

      

 Arrhythmia

5

1.3

6

1.6

11

2.9

 Cardiac failure

3

0.8

1

0.2

4

1.0

 Acute coronary sy ndrome

1

0.3

2

0.5

3

0.8

 Hypertensive emergencies

1

0.3

0

0

1

0.3

Respiratory disorder

      

 Pneumonia

4

1.1

6

1.6

10

2.7

 Pleural effusion

2

0.5

8

2.2

10

2.7

 Atelectasis

3

0.8

5

1.3

8

2.1

Gastrointestinal haemorrhage

      

 Anastomotic leakage

11

3.0

6

1.6

17

4.6

 Ileus

11

3.0

6

1.6

17

4.6

 GastrointestinaI hemorrhage

4

1.1

2

0.5

6

1.6

Renal and urinary disorders

      

 Urinary infection

7

1.9

1

0.2

8

2.1

 Renal failure

0

0

1

0.2

1

0.2

 Urinary retention

3

0.8

9

2.4

12

3.2

Other disorders

      

 Abdominal abscess

13

3.5

7

1.9

20

5.4

 Rectovaginal fistula

0

0

1

0.2

1

0.2

 Intra-abdominal haemorrhage

3

0.8

4

1.1

7

1.9

 Wound infection

12

3.2

2

0.5

14

3.7

 Pulmonary embolism

0

0

2

0.5

2

0.5