The aim of this descriptive and retrospective study was to assess the main causes leading to Surgical Acute Abdomen (S.A.A.) in the elderly, as well as their clinical manifestations and morbi-mortality. All individuals older than 60 years which were admitted with the diagnosis of S.A.A. and underwent surgery at the emergency room of the Hospital Nacional Daniel A. Carión (HNDAC) between january 1th, 1992 and december 31th, 1996, were considered. There were 317 cases of S.A.A. in elderly patients during the study period, which represents 3,33% of all surgical interventions performed by the emergency staff. Mean age was 72,0 years, and there were a predominance of male sex (59,3%). The most frequent causes of S.A.A. were intestinal obstructio...
Mr. Editor: Acute appendicitis represents the most prevalent abdominal surgical condition globally, ...
The acute abdomen in the elderly can typically manifest itself through abdominal pain and alteration...
Background: Surgical acute abdomen is one of the commonly encountered emergency in the practice of G...
The aim of this descriptive and retrospective study was to assess the main causes leading to Surgica...
Acute abdominal pain is a frequent symptom in the elderly and represents 10% of the causes of consul...
Introduction: Several studies report that patients older than 60 years are three times more likely ...
Acute abdominal pain together with chest pain are the most common causes for people over 15 years of...
A retrospective study on 450 patients admitted in emergency with acute abdominal pain in a general s...
A study was performed from January 2002 to December 2012 in the Department of the General Surgery, a...
was to evaluate the clinical spectrum of emergency surgery for acute abdominal disorders and their o...
Introduction: acute surgical abdomen is an entity that, if not resolved surgically, causes death in ...
RESUMEN Se presenta un estudio prospectivo y protocolizado de 98 enfermos mayores de 65 años, operad...
Objetivo: Determinar la asociación entre la obstrucción intestinal y la cirugía de urgencia en el ad...
Con el envejecimiento de la población, un número cada vez mayor de pacientes consultarán por cuadros...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting the outcome of geriatric patients presen...
Mr. Editor: Acute appendicitis represents the most prevalent abdominal surgical condition globally, ...
The acute abdomen in the elderly can typically manifest itself through abdominal pain and alteration...
Background: Surgical acute abdomen is one of the commonly encountered emergency in the practice of G...
The aim of this descriptive and retrospective study was to assess the main causes leading to Surgica...
Acute abdominal pain is a frequent symptom in the elderly and represents 10% of the causes of consul...
Introduction: Several studies report that patients older than 60 years are three times more likely ...
Acute abdominal pain together with chest pain are the most common causes for people over 15 years of...
A retrospective study on 450 patients admitted in emergency with acute abdominal pain in a general s...
A study was performed from January 2002 to December 2012 in the Department of the General Surgery, a...
was to evaluate the clinical spectrum of emergency surgery for acute abdominal disorders and their o...
Introduction: acute surgical abdomen is an entity that, if not resolved surgically, causes death in ...
RESUMEN Se presenta un estudio prospectivo y protocolizado de 98 enfermos mayores de 65 años, operad...
Objetivo: Determinar la asociación entre la obstrucción intestinal y la cirugía de urgencia en el ad...
Con el envejecimiento de la población, un número cada vez mayor de pacientes consultarán por cuadros...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting the outcome of geriatric patients presen...
Mr. Editor: Acute appendicitis represents the most prevalent abdominal surgical condition globally, ...
The acute abdomen in the elderly can typically manifest itself through abdominal pain and alteration...
Background: Surgical acute abdomen is one of the commonly encountered emergency in the practice of G...