Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications among the Elderly after Plastic Surgery Procedures Performed under General Anesthesia

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab7"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:10.34em"/><col style="width:7.12em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Surgical complications</td><td class="align_center">No. of patients</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Skin necrosis</td><td class="align_center">36</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Loss of skin graft</td><td class="align_center">23</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hematomas/seromas</td><td class="align_center">11</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Infection</td><td class="align_center">9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Lymphorrhea</td><td class="align_center">1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 7: Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications among the Elderly after Plastic Surgery Procedures Performed under General Anesthesia 