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Preoperative assessment scale for elderly Japanese patients (part I): basic study design and clinical trial
Author(s) -
Tatematsu Mitsuyoshi,
Kawamoto Takahiro,
Hayashida Kazutaka,
Yoshioka Hideyuki,
Wada Taizo,
Ueyama Kazuhisa,
Nakajima Yasuyo,
Nagano Yutaka,
Takechi Hajime,
Tanaka Makoto,
Horiuchi Hisanori,
Ishii Kenji,
Arai Hidenori,
Kume Noriaki,
Wakatsuki Yoshio,
Murakami Motonobu,
Matsubayashi Kozo,
Kita Toru,
Yokode Masayuki
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1046/j.1444-1586.2002.00019.x
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical trial , proportional hazards model , protocol (science) , left ventricular hypertrophy , myocardial ischemia , physical therapy , emergency medicine , cardiology , ischemia , pathology , blood pressure , alternative medicine
Background: The aim of the present paper was to propose a general assessment system for elderly patients undergoing surgical operations. Methods: A protocol was designed to compare preoperative comorbidities and post‐operative complications. Results: When the data from 51 consecutive elderly patients (≥ 65 years) were applied to the protocol and analyzed by chi‐squared test and Cox proportional hazards regression models, left ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial ischemia on electrocardiogram (ECG) were revealed to be significantly associated with development of postoperative complications ( P < 0.05). Conclusion: The current results serve as a basic data to design an assessment system to predict the prognosis of surgical patients.