SURGERY IN THE OVER 80S - A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 642 GENERAL SURGICAL PATIENTS

Authors
FLAMM C FLEISCHER B MERKLE NM
Citation
C. Flamm et al., SURGERY IN THE OVER 80S - A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 642 GENERAL SURGICAL PATIENTS, Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie, 1996, pp. 512-514
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00238236
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
2
Pages
512 - 514
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-8236(1996):<512:SITO8->2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We evaluated the data on 642 patients over 80 years of age who underwe nt general surgery within the preceding 10 years. Lethality in electiv e surgery was higher compared to younger patients and showed a threefo ld increase in emergency procedures. Preexisting co-diseases strongly determined survival, which emphasises the fact that a thorough preoper ative risk-assessment is essential for elective surgery. Age itself is not a contraindication for elective surgery.