Abstract

LOPEZ MONTANO, José Luis; VALLADARES LORENZO, Roisi; CUAN RAVINAL, Rafael  and  DUMENIGO ARIAS, Oscar. Morbimortality for acute abdomen in the geriatric patient. AMC [online]. 2001, vol.5, n.3. ISSN 1025-0255.

A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed in 279 patients older than 60 years, surgically intervened in a emergency for acute abdomen in "Manuel Ascunce Domenech "Provicial Hospital of Camagüey, within the period from January 1995 to december 1999. The purpose was to determine morbimortality for this entity in geriatric age. Males of 60 to 79 years old were the most affected. Complications of abdominal hernias and acute cholecystitis were the main causes of acute abdomen in the elder. Septic complications, hydromineral and acid-basic basic disorders prevailed. Affections that had higher mortality rate were perforations and intestinal occlusions. Hospital staging was of 6 to 10 days.

Keywords : ABDOMEN ACUTE [surgery]; ABDOMEN ACUTE [mortality]; MORBILITY; AGED.