{"title":"EVALUATION OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS UNDERGOING PLASTIC SURGERY ACCORDING TO THE MODIFED CLAVIEN-DINDO CLASSIFICATION","authors":"F. Bilgen, A. Ural, M. Bekerecioğlu","doi":"10.31086/tjgeri.2020.143","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Although age is not encountered as a contraindication for surgery, performing the surgical procedures in shortest time possible is essential in order to avoid complications and facilitate management of the coexisting comorbidities. The aim of this study is to determine the complication rates and to evaluate the risk factors according to the modified Clavien Dindo classification in elderly patients over 80 years of age who received plastic and reconstructive surgery.","PeriodicalId":51196,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2020-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Turkish Journal of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2020.143","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Aim: Although age is not encountered as a contraindication for surgery, performing the surgical procedures in shortest time possible is essential in order to avoid complications and facilitate management of the coexisting comorbidities. The aim of this study is to determine the complication rates and to evaluate the risk factors according to the modified Clavien Dindo classification in elderly patients over 80 years of age who received plastic and reconstructive surgery.
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Turkish Journal of Geriatrics is a peer-reviewed journal. Official language of the journal is English. Turkish Journal of Geriatrics invites submission of Original Articles based on clinical and laboratory studies. Review Articles are published only after the invitation from the Editorial Board.