Key result
Major emergency surgery in patients over 100 years old was associated with a 30-day mortality of 25% and frequent intra-operative haemodynamic instability.
Why the study?
What are the immediate and longer-term outcomes after anaesthesia and emergency surgery in patients over 100 years old?
Population
12 patients over 100 years old undergoing major emergency surgery
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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May inform risk discussions for centenarians; hypothesis-generating and requires larger prospective confirmation before practice change.
Observational (n=12)
No
What are the immediate and longer-term outcomes after anaesthesia and emergency surgery in patients over 100 years old?
Emergency surgery in centenarians is associated with significant intra-operative hemodynamic instability but acceptable 30-day mortality (25%), with half of patients surviving to 1 year.
Konttinen et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Major emergency surgery (n=12). Anaesthesia and major emergency surgery was evaluated on Mortality at 30 days. Major emergency surgery in patients over 100 years old was associated with a 30-day mortality of 25% and frequent intra-operative haemodynamic instability.
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