[The analysis of the causes of postoperative deaths in intracranial meningiomas in the elderly department of neurosurgery].
OBJECTIVE
Analysis the postoperative death reason of elderly patients with meningioma.


METHODS
We analysised the death reason of 18 elderly patients with meningioma who died after operation in recent 16 years, Reviewing of document is also included in this review study.


RESULTS
7 patients died of postoperative cerebral infarction (3 cases sufferd heamorrage of gastric-instinal tract). 3 cases died of cardiac infarction. 2 cases renal failure and 2 cases preoperative cerebral hernia. 1 case inhalant pneumonia, 1 case postoperative cerebral hematoma, 1 case hypothamamus injury and 1 case respiration failure.


CONCLUSIONS
Operation is not prompt to patients whose KS scale is less than 50.
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital.
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control