Use of sarcopenia to predict risk of mortality after emergency abdominal surgery in elderly patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi-Yu Wang ◽  
Fu-Shan Xue ◽  
Ya-Yang Liu ◽  
Gui-Zhen Yang
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Risk Of Mortality ◽  
Emergency Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Surgery In Elderly

Anaesthesia for major abdominal surgery in the elderly

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Dodds ◽  
Chandra M. Kumar ◽  
Frédérique Servin
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Surgery ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Major Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Bowel Distension ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Risk Of Mortality ◽  
Surgery In The Elderly ◽  
Fluid Losses ◽  
Effective Analgesia ◽  
Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Major abdominal surgery and laparotomy are common procedures that are associated with a high risk of mortality and morbidity, especially in the elderly. Outcomes can be improved by formal risk stratification, appropriate perioperative resuscitation and optimization, early surgery, senior anaesthetist involvement, and careful postoperative critical. Assessment of dehydration is imperative because fluid losses are very common and may be difficult to measure. Hypothermia is common, and measures should be instituted to conserve heat loss. Use of nitrous oxide can cause bowel distension and should be avoided. Elderly patients should receive postoperative care in an environment that is appropriate to the degree of comorbidity and the type of surgery. Effective analgesia is known to improve outcome. Only experienced anaesthetists should manage major and emergency abdominal surgery.

Sarcopenia predicts 90-day mortality in elderly patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 1155-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Brandt ◽  
Line Toft Tengberg ◽  
Morten Bay-Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Recovery from anaesthesia with desflurane or with sevoflurane in major abdominal surgery, in elderly patients

2004 ◽  
Vol 21 (Supplement 32) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
H. Pezikoglou ◽  
D. Vasilakos ◽  
A. Fileli ◽  
D. Gakis ◽  
V. Sdrani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Major Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Surgery In Elderly

Sarcopenia increases risk of long-term mortality in elderly patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1179-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika L. Rangel ◽  
Arturo J. Rios-Diaz ◽  
Jennifer W. Uyeda ◽  
Manuel Castillo-Angeles ◽  
Zara Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Emergency Abdominal Surgery ◽  
Long Term Mortality
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