title: [Immediate results of pulmonary resection carried out for lung cancer in patients older than 70 years].
abstract: Pulmonary resection was carried out for lung cancer in 155 patients aged more than 70 yrs (1970--2002). Operative mortality was 19.3%. Out of 142 male survivors, 30 (21.1%) died later, while none did out of 13 female survivors. Post-operative mortality fell from 21.4% within the first decade to 13.8% in the third one. Particularly marked decrease was registered in the 70-72 year bracket--from 32.6% (1970--1981) to 6.9% (1992--2002). However, no progress was reported in patients aged more than 75 yrs. Among the main causes of lethality were acute cardio-vascular insufficiency and lung artery thromboemboly.
authors.forename: E Ia
authors.initials: EIa
authors.lastname: Drukin
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Preĭs
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Barchuk
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Karaseva
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Vetiugov
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome