Nosocomial pneumonia in elderly patients following cardiac surgery

[Cardiac surgery in elderly patients].

OBJECTIVE To compare morbidity and mortality of cardiac surgery patients according to age below or above 75 years. DESIGN Descriptive retrospective study. PATIENTS A total of 2,470 consecutive patients admitted to our Intensive Medicine Unit between November 2000 and December 2005 who were in the immediate postoperative period after cardiac surgery. Of these patients, 1,983 were younger tha...

[Cardiac surgery in elderly patients].

Nosocomial Aspergillus flavus wound infections following cardiac surgery.

In this report we describe three cases of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infection following cardiac surgery. All three cases occurred in a 3-month period coinciding with hospital renovation activities. The patients were successfully treated with combined surgical and medical therapy.

Perioperative care in elderly cardiac surgery patients

INTRODUCTION Surgery is an extreme physiological stress for the elderly. Aging is inevitably associated with irreversible and progressive cellular degeneration. Patients above 75 years of age are characterized by impaired responses to operative stress and a very narrow safety margin. AIM To evaluate perioperative complications in patients aged ≥ 75 years who underwent cardiac surgery in compa...

Nutrition in Elderly Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery