[Complications and risks of abdominal diseases in old surgical patients (author's transl)]. / Komplikationen und Gefahren bei abdominalen chirurgischen Erkrankungen im Senium

732 patients older than 70 years suffering from abdominal diseases were studied regarding postoperative complications and mortality. The rate of complications in connection with surgical procedures corresponds to that of younger patients. But complication depending on organs and organ systems impaired by age and pre-existing diseases were found in higher percentage.