Survival
death
POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS
Median follow-up duration for PEARS patients was 25 months (IQR 12–52, total of 542 postoperative patient years), while for VSRR patients, it was 55 months (IQR 23–89, 713 postoperative years). No follow-up after discharge could be collected for two (1.3%) PEARS and four (2.8%) VSRR patients. Overall survival at 5 years was similar for PEARS and VSRR at 95.8% vs 99.2% (p=0.27). In the matched cohorts, survival was also similar at 5 years: 98.3% vs 98.6% (p=0.99) for PEARS and VSRR, respectively. Underlying causes of death and details on postoperative complications are shown in 