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BACKGROUND/AIMS:Predicting models of operative morbidity and mortality in the geriatric population are important in the prevention of adverse surgical outcomes. METHODS:A retrospective review of medical records was performed for patients over 80 years of age who underwent gastrointestinal surgery from 1998 to 2008. RESULTS:215 patients were identified with a mean age of 83.7 years. Overall morbidity and mortality rates were 48.8 and 14.4%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that serum albumin levels [odds ratio (OR) = 0.367, p = 0.0267], postoperative pneumonia (OR = 3.471, p = 0.0101), hollow organ perforation or anastomosis combined with leakage (OR = 7.600, p = 0.0126), and preoperative systemic inflammatory response syndrome (OR = 3.186, p = 0.0323) were significant predictors of hospital mortality. Moreover, albumin (OR = 0.270, p = 0.0002) and physical disability (OR = 3.802, p = 0.0009) were significant predictors of postoperative pneumonia, and albumin (OR = 0.491, p = 0.0212) and enterotomy (OR = 3.335, p = 0.0208) were significant predictors of surgical site infections. CONCLUSION:This study provides novel predicting models to identify the elderly surgical patients at high risk, who should receive more intensive preventive and perioperative care.
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Dig Surgjournal_title
Digestive surgeryauthors
Huang TS,Hu FC,Fan CW,Lee CH,Jwo SC,Chen HYdoi
10.1159/000274485subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-08-01 00:00:00pages
224-31issue
3eissn
0253-4886issn
1421-9883pii
000274485journal_volume
27pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000485199
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000324596
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000330788
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000100917
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000050166
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000117822
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000371747
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000095395
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000506940
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000335734
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Digestive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,评审
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更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00