a statistical trendp = 0.0751
There was a statistical trend for higher perioperative mortality, defined as one-month mortality, in the elderly population (0.3% vs. 2.8%; Fisher’s exact test: p = 0.0751).
There was a statistical trend for higher perioperative mortality, defined as one-month mortality, in the elderly population (0.3% vs. 2.8%; Fisher’s exact test: p = 0.0751).
This difference did not reach statistical significance (Mann-Whitney U test: p = 0.5848; Figure 3 ).