Journals / Türk Geriatri Dergisi / 2004 / Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1

Elective and emergency surgery in the elderly

İleri yaşta acil ve elektif şartlarda cerrahi tedavi

Pages
37–40
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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In conclusion; it was detected that age is not a risk factor for surgery itself, although the patients above 60 years-old had a greater rate of comorbid disease than other group.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In western countries, with the increase in life expectancy, surgical operations done in elderly population increase and operation related morbidity and mortalite also increase paralelly.
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Key Findings & Data:Aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of emergency and elective surgery performed in a population above and under 60 years of old.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion; it was detected that age is not a risk factor for surgery itself, although the patients above 60 years-old had a greater rate of comorbid disease than other group.
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In western countries, with the increase in life expectancy, surgical operations done in elderly population increase and operation related morbidity and mortalite also increase paralelly. Aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of emergency and elective surgery performed in a population above and under 60 years of old. For this purpose, 150 patients were divided into four groups (above and under 60 years of old and emergency, elective) in 3rd Surgical Clinic at the Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, and the patients' age, hospital stay, comorbid disease, physical status (according to the classification of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, ASA) and operative morbidity and mortality were recorded. Groups were compared according to these factors and factors on morbidity and mortality were evaluated. The complication rate was %35.6 and the mortality rate was %23.4 in above 60-years-old group and the rates were %23,25 and %4,65 in under-60 years-old group respectively. In conclusion; it was detected that age is not a risk factor for surgery itself, although the patients above 60 years-old had a greater rate of comorbid disease than other group. It was thought that the most important factors effecting morbidity and mortality were emergency conditions, major surgery and comorbid disease and after optimal preoperative preperation for surgery, the operations could also be done safely in the elderly with an improved clinical outcomes.

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Batı toplumlarında yaşam süresindeki artışa birlikte ileri yaşarda yapılan cerrahi operasyonların sıklığında da bir artış gözlenmekte ve buna paralel olarak cerrahiye bağlı morbidite ve mortalite de artmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı 60 yaş üstü ve 60 yaş altı hasta gruplarında acil ve elektif cerrahi sonuçlarını karşılaştırmak ve sonuçlara etkili faktörleri araştırmaktır. Bu amaçla Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 3.Cerrahi Kliniği'nde acil ve elektif şartlarda opere edilen 150 hasta 4 gruba ayrılarak (60 yaş üzeri elektif, acil ve 60 yaş altı elektif, acil), hastaların yaşı, preoperatif ve postoperatif yatış süreleri, yandaş hastalıkları, fiziksel performans skorları, komplikasyonları ve mortaliteleri retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Gruplar bu kriterler açısından karşılaştırıldı, mortalite ve morbiditeye etkili faktörler kaydedildi. 60 yaş üstü grupta komplikasyon oranı %35.6, mortalite oranı %23.28 iken; 60 yaş altında komplikasyon %23.25, mortalite %4.65 idi. Sonuç olarak bu çalışmada, 60 yaş ve üzerindeki hastalarda daha yüksek oranda yandaş hastalık olsa da, ileri yaşın cerrahi için tek başına bir risk faktörü olmadığı saptandı. Acil operasyonlar, majör operasyonlar ve yandaş hastalıkların 60 yaş ve üzeri hasta grubunda morbidite ve mortaliteyi etkileyen en önemli faktörler olduğu; iyi bir preoperatif hazırlık uygulanarak operasyonların güvenle yapılabileceği ve bu durumda klinik sonuçların da daha iyi olduğu kanaatine varıldı.

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ORUÇ, M. T., UZUN, S., SAYLAM, B., KARAKAHYA, M., KARADAĞ, Ç., DÜZGÜN, P. A., ÖZMEN, M. M., COŞKUN, F. (2022). Elective and emergency surgery in the elderly. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1, 37–40. https://ajindex.com/articles/624386

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