Vascular operations in nonagenarians.
This is a retrospective study describing our experience with vascular surgical procedures performed in patients 90 years of age or older. Thirty-four procedures, including major and minor vascular reconstruction and amputation, were performed in 20 patients. The 30-day mortality rate was 6% for planned surgical procedures. The 24-month survival rate was 82% for elective major revascularizations and limb salvage was 80% in these patients. We believe that vascular reconstruction can be carried out with acceptable morbidity and mortality when the operations are planned and the patients have been chosen carefully.
Jain
K M
KM
Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, USA.
Simoni
E J
EJ
Munn
J S
JS
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality