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Patients of super-elderly age (85 years and above) have a special importance because of comorbid diseases. In our study; we evaluated the results of emergency inguinal hernia surgeries performed in the super-elderly age group due to incarceration in our clinic. The data of 16 patients over the age of 85 who underwent emergency surgery for incarcerated inguinal hernia in our clinic between January 2011 and December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The demographic characteristics of the patients, comorbid diseases, types of surgical treatment, hospital stay of the patients, morbidity and mortality data were searched. 14 of the patients were male and 2 were female. Mean age of the patients was 88,07±3,22 years (85-94). Twelve of the patients had a right and 4 had a left incarcerated inguinal hernia. 11 patients had comorbid diseases. 11 patients underwent general anesthesia, 5 patients underwent hernia surgery under regional (spinal / epidural) anesthesia. Ischemic findings secondary to incarceration were observed in 10 patients during surgery. Hot compress therapy was first tried in all patients with ischemia. While bowel vitality was observed in 3 patients after hot compress; small intestine resection anastomosis was performed in 7 patients due to deterioration of intestinal viability. Inguinal hernia repair with prosthetic material was performed in 9 patients (resection rate 43.8%). Postoperatively, 3 patients developed atelectasis and 2 patients developed wound infection. The average hospital stay of the patients was 8,21±3,78 days. In the postoperative period, 2 patients died due to sepsis and 1 patient due to pulmonary embolism. The morbidity rate of our study was 31.2%, while the mortality rate was 18.75%. In the super-elderly group, emergency inguinal hernia operations due to incarceration have high morbidity, mortality and intestinal resection rates. In order to prevent these situations, we recommend performing elective surgery to super-elderly patients with inguinal hernia.
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Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | ORİJİNAL MAKALE |
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Publication Date | September 13, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 43 Issue: 5 |