title: [Cardio-respiratory complications after major abdominal surgery in elderly patients. Risk factors and prognosis].
abstract: One hundred and eleven patients over 65 years of age underwent a major abdominal surgery between March 1986 and February 1987. The cardiorespiratory (CR) complications found were: cardiovascular (CV) failure 36%, post-operative myocardial infarction 5%, respiratory (R) failure 24%, pneumonia 11%. The overall mortality rate was 36%. The factors related with CV failure were: age over 75 years, ischemic cardiopathy, Goldman 3 and over, ASA III and over, cardiac failure, transoperatory hypotension and over 4 hours duration surgery. The ones related with myocardial infarction were: age over 75 years, Goldman 3 and over, ASA III and over, over 4 hours duration surgery and vital capacity (VC) less than 60%. For pneumonia the only related factor was VC less than 60%. For mortality, the factors found were Goldman 3 and over, ASA III and over and VC less than 60%. The mortality rate in patients without CR failure was 9%, with CV failure 35% (p less than 0.01), with R failure 33% and CR failure 90% (p less than 0.001).
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authors: Ramírez Guerrero
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authors: González Chon
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authors: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Complicaciones cardio-respiratorias después de cirugía abdominal mayor en pacientes ancianos. Factores de riesgo y pronóstico.