1. Mortality Increases for Octogenarians Undergoing Esophagogastrectomy for Esophageal Cancer 
Alexander H. Moskovitz, MD, Nabil P. Rizk, MD, Ennapadam Venkatraman, PhD, Manjit S. Bains, MD, Raja M. Flores, MD, Bernard J.H. Park, MD, Valerie W. Rusch, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 82, Issue 6, Pages (December 2006)
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2. Fig 1
Local linear logistic regression analysis of mortality rate by age as a continuous variable for all in-hospital deaths and any death within 2 months of operation. All deaths within 2 months of operation for patients age 75 and older occurred in the hospital. Mortality increases as a continuum, with the highest rate in patients older than 80 years of age. In this analysis, the estimated mortality rate for an 80-year-old is 12% (95% confidence interval, 6.7 to 21.2).
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3. Fig 2
Overall survival (calculated from the date of operation) for patients who had either esophageal adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. Patients aged 80 years or older had a significantly worse survival. The number of patients at risk in each age group is shown at the bottom margin.
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