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  • Title: Perioperative morbidity and mortality in 80 years and older undergoing elective urology surgery - a prospective study.
    Author: Halachmi S, Katz Y, Meretyk S, Barak M.
    Journal: Aging Male; 2008 Dec; 11(4):162-6. PubMed ID: 19172546.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The number of octogenarians requiring surgery increases constantly. Data regarding perioperative morbidity and mortality in octogenarians is limited. Our aim was to assess surgery-related complications in octogenarians, undergoing urological surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We prospectively collected data from octogenarians and a control group of younger patients undergoing an elective urological surgery in our institution. Recorded data included: age, gender, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, co-morbidities, number of medications, operation extent, anaesthesia type, surgery duration and perioperative morbidity and mortality. RESULTS: Forty-seven octogenarians and 80 patients with a median age of 59 years (range 19-75) enrolled prospectively. Gender ratio, surgeries extent and median operative time were similar among groups. General anaesthesia was more prevalent in the control group. ASA classification and duration of hospitalization were significantly higher in octogenarians. The rate of intra-operative complications was significantly higher in the octogenarians group 6.38% versus 3.75% (p = 0.007), there was no significant difference in immediate post-operative and post-discharge complications among groups. One octogenarian patient died 2 days post-surgery, no death occurred in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: Octogenarians have higher rate of intra-operative morbidity, leading to longer hospital stay. More experienced surgeons and anaesthetists should be involved in the operation; and careful surgical technique, tapered anaesthesia and higher level of post-operative monitoring should be applied for patients in this age.
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