Short Term Outcomes
The median length of stay in the 75-85 year age group and the 85+ year age group was the same at 8 days (Table 3). There was a non-statistically significant increase in the proportion of patients who stayed longer than 14 days in the 85+ year age (29% vs 38%, p=0.29). However, the 30-day mortality was the same between both groups (2% vs 2%, p=0.96). There was also a very similar distribution of post-operative complications between both groups. Thirty seven percent of patients in the 75-85 year old group had no complications which is similar to the thirty-five percent in the over 85’s group.
There was a similar incidence of high-grade complications (Clavien-Dindo Grade >III) between the two groups (22% vs 16%) however this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.93).