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8600847

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-4-26
pubmed:abstractText
The results of colon surgery in all individuals aged 80 years or greater at one teaching institution during the 1987-1993 time period were reviewed. Sixty patients, ranging in age from 80 to 92 years, underwent 41 elective operations and 21 emergency procedures. Emergency procedures resulted in death or a major complication in over one-half of patients, and only six were ultimately able to return home. Conversely, elective procedures were relatively well tolerated, and 31 of 37 survivors returned immediately to independent living (P = 0.006). Mortality was 33.3 per cent in emergency cases versus 9.8 per cent in elective operations (P < 0.03). The occurrence of a postoperative complication increased the length of stay by an average of 12 days. These data suggest that elective colon surgery in the elderly produces results little different from the population at large. Conversely, emergency operations are associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate. Age alone should not be a determining factor in who undergoes an elective colon operation. Greater efforts should be made to screen elderly individuals to limit emergency surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0003-1348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
276-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Outcome following colon surgery in the octagenarian.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article