Late Results of Peripheral Vascular Surgery in Patients 80 Years of Age and Older

Comparative results of open lower extremity revascularization in nonagenarians

“…The prior studies, consisting mostly of octogenarians, had 1-year mortality rates of 8% to 22%. 3,4,[7][8][9][10] Those studies were able to advocate an aggressive approach to revascularization based on acceptable mortality rates. Perioperative mortality rates were 2.5% for septuagenarians and 3.2% for octogenarians.…”

Surgical treatment of esophageal carcinoma in patients eighty years of age and older

“…Since the relative and absolute number of elderly persons in Japan is increasing and many of those individuals develop medical problems, both medical and surgical problems regarding elderly patients are becoming more significant. There have been numerous reports addressing the issue of surgery for the aged, and specific articles have already established the safety of cholecystectomy [ I ] , colorectal surgery [2], and peripheral vascular surgery [3] in elderly patients.…”

Major arterial reconstruction in octogenarians: Is it worthwhile?

“…Aggressive revascularization, therefore, seems a reasonable alternative, especially as excellent results have been reported. [1][2][3] Female patients outnumber male patients (1.6:1) for greater than 80-year-olds, whereas in the current series, the male to female ratio was 3 : 2. Diabetes mellitus seems to be less important in the younger age group (32 vs 60%).…”

“…The patient survival curve was very similar to that reported elsewhere. 2,3 However, the median postoperative hospital stay was long. This was due to a number of factors and partly due to the high wound complication rate.…”