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Table 4 Complications, mortality, length of stay, and disposition following surgery

From: Predictors of in-hospital mortality and complications in very elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery

 

n (%)

Complication

 

 Respiratory failure (requiring intubation)

12 (7.1%)

 Bleeding

11 (6.5%)

 Renal Failure

10 (5.9%)

 Sepsis

9 (5.3%)

 Wound Complication

8 (4.7%)

 PE

3 (1.8%)

Stroke

2 (1.2%)

Total number of complications

 

 0

135 (79.4%)

 1-2

30 (17.6%)

 3-5

5 (2.9%)

Mortality

25 (14.7%)

Length of Stay (Median 14 days)

 

  < 7 days

36 (21.2%)

 8-14 days

52 (30.6%)

 15-30 days

45 (26.5%)

 31-90 days

30 (17.6%)

  > 90 days

6 (3.5%)

Disposition (n = 145)

 

 Home

78 (53.8%)

  Without additional services

54 (37.2%)

  With homecare services

24 (16.7%)

 Rehabilitation/home hospital

54 (37.2%)

 Assisted Living/long term care

9 (6.2%)

 Other

4 (2.8%)