title: [Risk factors in gastric ulcer surgery after the age of 70 years. 34 cases].
abstract: Post-operative morbidity and mortality factors were investigated in a retrospective study of 34 patients aged over 70 operated upon for gastric ulcer. In two-thirds of the patients the operation was motivated by a complication of the ulcer. Two-thirds presented with an concurrent disease at the time of surgery. Fourteen patients died in hospital during the post-operative period, this mortality being related to the concurrent disease. Bleeding of the ulcer and emergency surgery were aggravating factors. The absence of post-operative abdominal complications had more influence on the prognosis than the type of operation performed.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Facteurs de risque de la chirurgie de l'ulcére gastrque aprés 70 ans. 34 observations.