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Operative Complications and Mortality in Patients Over 80 Years of Age

Archives of Surgery, 1964
Operations upon the elderly patient have always been approached with apprehension because of the added hazards posed by age. However, as the number of our senior citizens increases, we are being forced to take them to the operating room with ever increasing frequency.
W H, MARSHALL, P J, FAHEY
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Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients over 80 years of age with acute pancreatitis

European Geriatric Medicine, 2022
In this study, we aimed to compare differences in disease course, etiology of acute pancreatitis admission to the intensive care unit, in-hospital mortality, disease severity, and local and systemic complications between patients aged ≥ 80 years (octogenarians) and patients aged between 65 and 79 years (non-octogenarians), all of whom were being ...
Enes Seyda Şahiner, Fatih Acehan, Osman Inan, Meryem Aslan, Emin Altiparmak, Ihsan Ateş   +5 more
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Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in persons aged 80 years and over

The American Journal of Cardiology, 1991
Seventy-one patients aged greater than or equal to 80 years (mean +/- standard deviation 82 +/- 2) with aortic stenosis or mixed stenosis and regurgitation underwent aortic valve replacement alone (n = 35, group 1) or in combination with a coronary artery bypass procedure without any other valve procedure (n = 36, group 2).
A T, Culliford, A C, Galloway, S B, Colvin, E A, Grossi, F G, Baumann, R, Esposito, G H, Ribakove, F C, Spencer   +7 more
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[Prescribing psychotropic drugs to patients aged 80 and over].

Revue medicale suisse, 2009
The management of psychotropic drugs is a daily preoccupation for geriatric psychiatrists and geriatricians alike. The lack of controlled clinical trials in very old patients (over 80 years old) often leads to empirical therapy. The multiple somatic co-morbidities of old patients, the high prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions and a wish to ...
H, Hilleret, C, Falconnet, L, Le Saint, J-J, Perrenoud, J-P, Michel, N, Vogt-Ferrier   +5 more
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Strabismus Surgery in Patients Aged Over 80 Years: Indications, Safety, and Outcomes

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Strabismus in the elderly can cause functional and psychological difficulties, particularly due to the impact of diplopia. Surgical intervention may alleviate diplopia and diminish psychosocial impact. However, the complexity of strabismus types, along with related ocular conditions and general health issues, pose unique challenges. This study explores
VERONIKA YEHEZKELI, STACY L. PINELES, JOSEPH L. DEMER, QINGYU MENG, FEDERICO G. VELEZ   +4 more
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Ten-year experience of cardiac surgery in patients aged 80 years and over

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1994
Five hundred twenty-eight consecutive patients aged 80 years and over (mean age, 83.1 +/- 2.7 years) underwent cardiac operations with hypothermia (mean, 21.9 degrees +/- 2.2 degrees C), hyperkalemic cardioplegia, and cardiopulmonary bypass in a 10-year period. Fifty-six percent of the patients were male. Preoperatively, 68% of the patients were in New
T P, Tsai, A, Chaux, J M, Matloff, R M, Kass, R J, Gray, M A, DeRobertis, S S, Khan   +6 more
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Trajectories of Physiological Brain Aging and Related Factors in People Aged from 20 to over-80

Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2018
Background/Objective: In this study, we investigated a long-term trajectory of brain aging (from the 20 s to over-80) in cognitively normal (CN) individuals. We further determined whether differences in sex, education years, and apolipoprotein E ε 4 status affect age-related cortical thinning. Methods: A total of 2,944 CN individuals who underwent high-
Jin San, Lee, Seonwoo, Kim, Heejin, Yoo, Seongbeom, Park, Young Kyoung, Jang, Hee Jin, Kim, Ko Woon, Kim, Yeshin, Kim, Hyemin, Jang, Key-Chung, Park, Kristine, Yaffe, Jin-Ju, Yang, Jong-Min, Lee, Duk L, Na, Sang Won, Seo   +14 more
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[Results of surgical treatment in patients aged 80 years and over].

[Zasshi] [Journal]. Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai, 1989
Surgical treatments were performed in 31 patients over 80-year-old with lung cancer. Men were 25 and women were 6, the eldest patient was 92-year-old male. Pneumonectomy was carried out in 3, lobectomy in 19, carinal resection in 1, Segmentectomy in 4, and partial resection of lung in 2.
T, Shirakusa, M, Tsutsui, N, Iriki, T, Yoshida, S, Minoda, T, Iwasaki, N, Hirota, J, Kawano   +7 more
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Prognosis of patients aged 80 years and over admitted in medical intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine, 2004
To determine the prognostic indicators of long-term survival after admission to a medical intensive care unit (MICU) for patients aged 80 years and over. DESIGN. Prospective cohort study.A 14-bed MICU in a 970-bed, acute care, tertiary, university hospital in Paris, France.A total of 233 patients aged 80 years and over discharged from a MICU during a 2-
Ariane, Boumendil, Eric, Maury, Ingrid, Reinhard, Laurence, Luquel, Georges, Offenstadt, Bertrand, Guidet   +5 more
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Cholecystectomy for gallbladder disease in elderly aged 80 years and over.

Hepato-gastroenterology, 2009
Patients aged 80 years and over show greater risk of complicated gallbladder diseases and associated comorbidities. The aim of the study is to evaluate the prognosis after laparoscopic or open cholecystectomy in these patients.100 patients aged between 80 and 92 years (group 1) and 241 patients aged between 70 and 79 years (group 2), undergoing ...
LEARDI, Sergio, DE VITA F, PIETROLETTI, Renato, SIMI M.   +3 more
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