title: [Coronary artery bypass procedures in the elderly. Risk factors and outcome].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu klinikos, Santariskiu 2, 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania. rsamalavicius@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Robertas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samalavicius
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Misiūriene
authors.forename: Inga
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paskaite
authors.forename: Martynas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Juozaitis
authors.forename: Rimantas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bubulis
authors.forename: Giedrius
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Uzdavinys
mesh_terms: 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