Clinical statistics of urological inpatients 80 years old or older
A statistical analysis was performed on 85 inpatients admitted to our Urological Department during the past 12 years. These patients were 80 years old or older at the time of admission. The age, chief complaint, primary disease, mode of operation, and duration of admission of these patients were eva...
| Publié dans: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 33(1987), 12 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 1975-8 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | Japanese |
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1987
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| Accès à la collection: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica |
| Sujets: | English Abstract Journal Article |
| Résumé: | A statistical analysis was performed on 85 inpatients admitted to our Urological Department during the past 12 years. These patients were 80 years old or older at the time of admission. The age, chief complaint, primary disease, mode of operation, and duration of admission of these patients were evaluated. According to our classification of diseases, urological tumors were the highest in frequency (77 cases). Frequent diseases among urological tumors were benign prostatic hyperplasia (60 cases), and therefore transurethral resection of prostate was the most frequent surgery. This analysis indicated that operations on elderly patients can be done safely under nongeneral anesthesia unless the case is accompanied by serious complications |
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| Description: | Date Completed 07.06.1988 Date Revised 15.11.2006 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0018-1994 |