[Coronary artery bypass procedures in the elderly. Risk factors and outcome].
BACKGROUND
an increasing number of elderly patients are being accepted for cardiac surgery.


METHODS
Ninety seven consecutive patients older than 75 years, undergoing CABG procedures, were studied to assess short-term survival. They were compared with 975 younger patients undergoing similar procedure during the same time interval.


RESULTS
Hospital mortality was increased (12.3% versus 1.3%) in elderly patients. Postoperative complications were also more common in older patients than in patients younger than 75 years.


CONCLUSIONS
Coronary artery bypass grafting can be performed in elderly patients with acceptable risk.
Samalavicius
Robertas
R
Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu klinikos, Santariskiu 2, 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania. rsamalavicius@yahoo.com
Misiūriene
Irina
I
Paskaite
Inga
I
Juozaitis
Martynas
M
Bubulis
Rimantas
R
Uzdavinys
Giedrius
G
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome