[Surgery of inguinal and femoral hernia in the elderly].
Old people are continuously increasing in frequency but age is not a significant factor to value the operative risk in hernia surgery. From June 1985 to December 1996, 189 patients, aged > 80-year, were submitted to hernia surgery. No complications were noted when elective surgery was performed. Emergent procedure was undertaken in 7% of the patients major perioperative complications and one death were registered in this group of patients. Mean hospital stay has decreased in the period of the study: was 2.2 days in the last two years. Local anesthesia permitted a day surgery procedure in 60% of cases.
Spirch
S
S
Clinica Chirurgica Geriatrica, Università degli Studi di Padova.
Martella
B
B
Militello
C
C
Nistri
R
R
De Santis
L
L
Ciardo
L
L
Dalla Vecchia
D
D
Perelda
F
F
Reale
F
F
Sarri
C
C
Volpin
E
E
Terranova
O
O
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
La chirurgia dell'ernia inguinale e crurale nell'anziano.