Aim: In this study, we aimed to retrospectively examine geriatric patients over 65 years of age who were operated by general surgery and admitted to the postoperative intensive care unit.
Material and Method: A total of 54 geriatric patients who were urgently or electively operated by the general surgery clinic of our hospital and admitted to the postoperative intensive care unit between 2017 and 2018 were included in the study. The demographic data of the patients, the indication for ICU admission, whether there was an emergency or elective surgery, the reason for the surgery, the American Society of Anesthesiologists score, the need for inotropic agents and prognosis were evaluated.
Results: Of the patients (n: 54), 33 were men, 21 were women, and the mean age was 75.5 ± 6.2 years. The most common reason for admission to intensive care unit was postoperative respiratory failure (42.6%) and the second most common reason was perioperative hemodynamic instability (29.6%). The number of cases was higher in the 65-74 age group. It was found that surgery was performed mostly due to ileus (20.4%). It was determined that the relationship between the intubation status of the patients in the intensive care unit and the American Society of Anesthesiologists score was significant (p=0.017). The mean length of intensive care hospitalization was 3.6 ± 3.9 days. 10 patients (18.5%) died.
Conclusion: It was observed that the increase in the frequency of postoperative respiratory distress in geriatric patients was more prominent, and the need for hemodynamic monitoring in the intensive care unit increased due to cardiac and surgical complications they had. It should be kept in mind that surgical intervention in elderly patients may cause the need for postoperative intensive care depending on the patient’s clinical characteristics and the surgery performed.
Amaç: Bu çalışmada genel cerrahi tarafından ameliyat edilen ve postoperatif yoğun bakım ünitesine kabul edilen 65 yaş üzeri geriatrik hastaların geriye dönük olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Materyal ve Metot: Çalışmaya 2017-2018 yılları arasında hastanemiz genel cerrahi kliniği tarafından acil veya elektif olarak operasyona alınan ve postoperatif yoğun bakım ünitesine kabul edilen 54 geriatrik hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların demografik verileri, yoğun bakıma yatış endikasyonu, acil veya elektif cerrahi olup olmadığı, ameliyata alınma nedeni, Amerikan Anestezistler Derneği skoru, inotropik ajan ihtiyacı ve prognozları değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Hastaların (n:54) 33’ü erkek, 21’i kadın ve yaş ortalaması 75,5±6.2 yıl idi. En sık yoğun bakıma alınma nedeni olarak postoperatif solunum yetmezliği (%42.6), ikinci sıklıkta ise perioperatif hemodinamik instabilite (%29.6) saptandı. 65-74 yaş grubunda olgu sayısı daha fazla idi. En sık ileus (%20.4) nedeniyle cerrahi yapıldığı tespit edildi. Hastaların yoğun bakım ünitesine kabulde entübasyon durumu ile Amerikan Anestezistler Derneği skoru arasındaki ilişkinin anlamlı olduğu belirlendi (p=0.017). Ortalama yatış süresi 3,6±3,9 gün olarak bulundu. 10 hasta (%18.5) exitus oldu.
Sonuç: Geriatrik hastalarda postoperatif solunum sıkıntısı gelişme sıklığında artışın daha ön planda olduğu, kardiyak ve geçirdikleri cerrahi komplikasyonlara bağlı olarak da yoğun bakımda hemodinamik monitörizasyon ihtiyacının arttığı görülmüştür. Yaşlı hastalardaki cerrahi müdahalenin hasta klinik özelliklerine ve yapılan cerrahiye bağlı olarak postoperatif yoğun bakım ihtiyacını doğurabileceği mutlaka göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Surgery, Clinical Sciences |
Journal Section | Original Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | May 6, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | February 23, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 3 Issue: 2 |
Chief Editors
Assoc. Prof. Zülal Öner
Address: İzmir Bakırçay University, Department of Anatomy, İzmir, Türkiye
Assoc. Prof. Deniz Şenol
Address: Düzce University, Department of Anatomy, Düzce, Türkiye
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