title: [Major gynecologic surgery in the geriatric patient].
abstract: A retrospective analysis of 256 important interventions in geriatric gynecologic patients (over 70 years of age) was carried out. There were 77 vaginal, 86 abdominal, 9 combined abdomino-vaginal and 82 breast operations. Minor (131) and major (31) complications are described in detail. Two postoperative deaths accounted for a mortality rate of 0.8% in these patients. It is emphasized, that on the premises of a thorough evaluation of the possible treatments, a modern anesthesiologic technique, a well devised operative strategy and the modern postoperative care we can nowadays justify extensive surgery even in the very old gynecologic patient.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rageth
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buck
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alon
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Schreiner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007902:Length of Stay; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000592:standards; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Grössere gynäkologische Operationen bei der geriatrischen Patientin.