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Skin surgery in patients 90 years of age and over
Author(s) -
Taniguchi Yoshiki,
Shimizu Yoshiharu,
Inachi Shin,
Shimizu Masayuki
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00380.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , medline , general surgery , political science , law
Abstract Background The number of aged people is increasing. It is conceivable that we will be treating considerably more aged patients with more surgical risk factors in the very near future. Methods During the period between 1976 and 1996, 212 patients of 80 years of age and older underwent skin surgery at the Mie University Hospital, Japan. Among them, 25 patients of 90 years of age and over were studied. Results Fourteen patients (56.0%) have undergone skin surgery in the past 5 years; 22 patients (88.0%) had skin tumors on the face and ears; squamous cell carcinoma was found in 17 patients (68.0%), while basal cell carcinoma was seen in four patients (16.0%). Despite their advanced ages, half of the patients had no medical contraindications to performing surgery. Conclusions Careful preoperative management may allow more cutaneous surgery to be carried out in aged people.