title: [Short- and long-term complications of arterial reconstructions in gerontological patients].
abstract: The present work deals with analysing complications and causes of their development in the immediate and remote (5-year) period of dispensary follow-up after reconstructive arterial operations interventions in patients aged 70 years old and over, suffering from atherosclerosis obliterans of the lower-limb arteries. Based on considerable clinical material, the authors consider the main vascular, non-vascular and systemic complications, their incidence rate and character, depending upon the type of revascularization of the extremity involved. Also formulated herein are the conclusions on profitability and rationale of a particular surgical policy in treatment for chronic ischaemia of the lower limbs in elderly and aged patients.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Ismailov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Vesnin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors