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- Title
PREVALENCE OF SURGERY IN ELDERLY.
- Authors
Rosa Tomasi, Andrelise Viana; de Oliveira Pires, Fernanda Rosa; Kuntz Durand, Michelle; de Fátima Terres Danczuk, Rutes; Schülter Buss Heidemann, Ivonete Teresinha
- Abstract
Objective: to estimate the prevalence of surgeries in the elderly. Method: cross-sectional, hospital-based study, made up of maps of surgical procedures. Data was collected using an instrument containing age, gender and type of surgery. Results: The sample consisted of 723 surgeries. The mean age was 71.51 years, of which 374 (51.7%) were male and 349 (48.3%), were female. The most prevalent surgeries were: resection of basal cell cancer (18%), revascularizations (7.5%) and colicystectomy (6.2%). Conclusion: most surgeries in this population result from exposure to predictable risk factors, which makes care planning and research critical, focusing on prevention and health promotion.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ACADEMIC medical centers; GALLSTONES; LIFE expectancy; MELANOMA; MYOCARDIAL revascularization; PATIENTS; TRANSURETHRAL prostatectomy; SURGERY; OPERATIVE surgery; PLASTIC surgery; CROSS-sectional method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PERIOPERATIVE care; OLD age
- Publication
Journal of Nursing UFPE / Revista de Enfermagem UFPE, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 9, p3395
- ISSN
1981-8963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5205/reuol.11088-99027-5-ED.1109201710