title: [Incidence of complications in elective colon resections at various ages].
abstract: A retrospective analysis was made of 235 cases of colectomy, subdivided by age groups, with emphasis being laid on preoperative risk factors and postoperative complications. Lethality accounted for 2.5 per cent, with disorders of wound healing being the most common complications. Advanced age per se does not imply unfavourable prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Allgemeinchirurgischen Abteilung, St.-Vincenz- und Elisabeth-Hospitals Mainz.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stahlschmidt
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Lotz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gellrich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003082:Colectomy; D003092:Colitis / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Komplikationsdichte elektiver Kolonresektionen in verschiedenen Lebensaltern.