[Coronary artery bypass procedures in the elderly. Risk factors and outcome]

Autor:	Robertas, Samalavicius, Irina, Misiūriene, Inga, Paskaite, Martynas, Juozaitis, Rimantas, Bubulis, Giedrius, Uzdavinys
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Adult Aged 80 and over Male Time Factors Age Factors Respiration Artificial Postoperative Complications Treatment Outcome Risk Factors Data Interpretation Statistical Humans Blood Transfusion Female Hospital Mortality Prospective Studies Coronary Artery Bypass Aged
Zdroj:	Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania). 38
ISSN:	1648-9144
Popis:	an increasing number of elderly patients are being accepted for cardiac surgery.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.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.Coronary artery bypass grafting can be performed in elderly patients with acceptable risk.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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