title: [Importance of echocardiography in prognosis of surgical outcomes in cholecystitis in elderly patients].
abstract: The authors propose to use more often echocardiography (EchoCG) in examination of elderly (over 60 years) of age patients with cholecystitis that permits to increase surgical activity to 92.4%. Left ventricular ejection fraction is the most informative. When this fraction is lower than 45% surgery must be recommended on vital indications only. EchoCG was used in 155 patients with cholecystitis, 131 of them were operated. 2 (1.52%) patients died due to acute cardio-vascular insufficiency and pulmonary artery thromboembolism.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Panfilov
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Maliarchuk
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Stepanov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shelepin
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Ezhova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis