Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Is Safe for Elderly Patients over the Age of 70 / 대한내시경복강경외과학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Laparoscopic surgery is used in elderly patients to maximize the benefits of improved postoperative recovery but this supposition lacks proper evidence. The aims of this study were to assess the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients (group A, age > or =70 years, n=77) by a comparison with those in younger patients (group B, age 200 minutes), ICU stay and rectal surgery. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients is safe and does not compromise the postoperative outcomes despite the comorbid conditions of the elderly patients.