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2603840

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective study was carried out on 288 general surgical patients aged 65 years and over. Over 40% of patients suffered no post-operative complication. The commonest post-operative problem was respiratory, with 17% of patients having simple atelectasis, 12% acute bronchitis and 10% pneumonia. Six per cent of patients developed post-operative heart failure and/or myocardial infarction. Delirium was noted post-operatively in 7% of patients, and new focal neurological signs in 1%. The post-operative hospital fatality rate was 5% (4% when deaths due to carcinomatosis were excluded). Nine patients out of ten spent less than a month in hospital. The relation of post-operative morbidity and mortality to seven factors was examined: type of surgery, urgency of surgery, urgency of admission, age, number of pre-operative medical diagnoses, American Society of Anesthetists' grade, and pre-operative mobility level. It appears that pre-operative medical fitness rather than chronological age is the main determinant of post-operative outcome in the elderly surgical patient.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0002-0729
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
316-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
A prospective study of elderly general surgical patients: II. Post-operative complications.
pubmed:affiliation
University Department of Geriatric Medicine, Cardiff Royal Infirmary.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't