title: [Abdominal aortic aneurysm--is surgical therapy in over 80-year-old patients justified?].
abstract: Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients of 80 years and older has been performed in 51 patients over a period of ten years from 1985 to 1995; one-third of these patients underwent emergency operation for ruptures. The low mortality rate of 3.2% for the elective repair and the good long time survival expectancy, which does not differ very much from the life expectancy of the general population over 80 years, justify the elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in octogenarians. The high mortality rate of 69.2% in the case of rupture emphasizes the importance of elective aneurysm repair.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gefässchirurgie und Nierentransplantation. Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grabitz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Godehardt
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sandmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002423:Cause of Death; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Bauchaortenaneurysma--ist eine operative Therapie im Alter über 80 Jahre gerechtfertigt?