Abstract
A series of ninety-four male patients over seventy years of age who underwent 106 inguinal hernia repairs is analyzed. Factors influencing transoperative and postoperative morbidity and mortality are evaluated. The results showed a 20 per cent incidence of postoperative complications with only 0.9 per cent mortality. A review of the literature dealing with morbidity and mortality of inguinal herniorrhaphy in geriatric patients is presented, supporting the proposed concept that elective repair of inguinal hernia in elderly patients has no absolute or relative contraindication. However, the morbidity and mortality increase greatly when surgery is performed under emergency conditions. A series of ninety-four male patients over seventy years of age who underwent 106 inguinal hernia repairs is analyzed. Factors influencing transoperative and postoperative morbidity and mortality are evaluated. The results showed a 20 per cent incidence of postoperative complications with only 0.9 per cent mortality. A review of the literature dealing with morbidity and mortality of inguinal herniorrhaphy in geriatric patients is presented, supporting the proposed concept that elective repair of inguinal hernia in elderly patients has no absolute or relative contraindication. However, the morbidity and mortality increase greatly when surgery is performed under emergency conditions.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
