[Coronary artery bypass surgery in patients older than 70 years of age].
From April 1994 to November 1996, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was performed on 166 patients. Fifty-seven patients were older than 70 years of age (Group A), while 109 were younger than 70 years of age (Group B). In group A, such symptoms as severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery, a history of systemic hypertension, calcification of the ascending aorta, and postoperative respiratory complications with pneumonia were all significantly higher than in Group B. Regarding hospital mortality, the difference between the two groups was not significant. Based on these findings, the use of intensive respiratory care for elderly patients over than 70 years of age is thus considered to help reduce the occurrence of such complications.
Iwakuma
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A
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan.
Tashiro
T
T
Nakamura
K
K
Sukehiro
S
S
Kawano
Y
Y
Kimura
M
M
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000517:prevention & control; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome