Renal dysfunction due to surgical stress and its effects on survival in patients aged 90 and over
Sevgi Kutlusoy,
Erdinç Koca,
Ahmet Aydın
Abstract:Background/Aim: Published studies of surgical outcomes in patients aged 90 years and older have mostly focused on specific surgeries such as hip fractures. Unlike previous reports, our study includes all surgical procedures in patient groups aged 90 and over for eight years in our hospital. We aim to be able to predict the responses of an older adult’s kidney due to surgical stress by using the values of plasma urea and creatine, which are preoperative and postoperative routine laboratory parameters, and to pr… Show more
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