title: [Abdominal surgery in the elderly--a retrospective analysis over 11 years].
abstract: Particular problems of abdominal surgery in geriatric patients were analyzed in a retrospective study of 1569 surgical procedures of the abdomen carried out in 1420 patients aged 70 years or more. Emergency procedures were necessary in 357 (22.8%) cases with a lethality of 25.5% compared to 8.8% in the elective group. Morbidity was also visibly different in both groups (59.3% vs. 40.2%). While the average time of hospitalisation was 22.4 days, almost 80% of our patients could be released and 12.6% died in hospital.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Abteilung, Missionsärztliche Klinik, Würzburg.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krenz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pöllath
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seltsam
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feustel
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Abdominalchirurgie im Alter--eine retrospektive Analyse über 11 Jahre.