• Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd · Jan 1996

    [Surgery in patients over 80 years of age--a retrospective analysis of 642 general surgery patients].

    • C Flamm, B Fleischer, and N M Merkle.
    • Abteilung für Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, St. Bernward Krankenhaus, Hildesheim.
    • Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd. 1996 Jan 1;113:512-4.

    AbstractWe evaluated the data on 642 patients over 80 years of age who underwent general surgery within the preceding 10 years. Lethality in elective surgery was higher compared to younger patients and showed a threefold increase in emergency procedures. Preexisting co-diseases strongly determined survival, which emphasises the fact that a thorough preoperative risk-assessment is essential for elective surgery. Age itself is not a contraindication for elective surgery.

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