title: [Fatal postoperative myocardial infarction (author's transl)].
abstract: Between 1965 and 1975 43384 operations were performed (including general surgical, vascular and traumatological operations). 79 patients (0,18%) died postoperatively due to myocardial infraction (all confirmed by autopsy). 67 cases (27 women, 40 men) between 51 and 90 years of age were analysed. 63% of these patients died during the first postoperative week. Due to the difficult clinical diagnosis clinical and pathological cause of death was only identical in 35%. The immediate postoperative ECG-monitoring of risk patients and cooperation with experienced cardiologists are emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001604:Berlin; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012306:Risk; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
vernacular_title: Der tödliche postoperative Myokardinfarkt.