title: [Surgical anesthesia in nonagenarians].
abstract: 63 nonagenarians (average age 93, range 90-97 years) were operated on between 1987-90 (twice or more in 8, total number of operations 75). 29 were done under general anesthesia, 17 epidural, 15 spinal, and 14 local. Mortality in the 6-month postoperative period was 17%; all deaths were within 35 days. Average postoperative mortality was higher among orthopedic patients (26%) than in those after general surgery (19%). 5 died after epidural anesthesia, 3 after general anesthesia, 2 after spinal anesthesia and 1 after local anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Anesthesia, Hadassah Medical Center, Ein Karem, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eldor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data