2024, Volume 18, Issue 2

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Przeglądanie 2024, Volume 18, Issue 2 według Autor "Król, Halina"
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    Analysis of surgical procedures in people of geriatric age
    (Akademia Bialska im. Jana Pawła II, 2023-01-29) Wróblewska, Zuzanna ; Chmielewski, Jarosław Piotr ; Motyl, Michał ; Czarny-Działak, Małgorzata ; Kowalczyk, Michała ; Król, Halina ; Wróblewska, Izabela
    Background. The aim of the study was the analysis of the type of surgical operations conducted in geriatric age patients and factors impacting wound healing and the well-being of seniors. Material and methods. The study was conducted from July 2022 to April 2023, involving a group of 209 participants residing in surgical wards. The selection criteria included being aged 65 years and above, having gone through a surgical operation and allowing access to full medical records. The study used a self-developed questionnaire, as well as standardized scales: VAS, SGA and SSCh. The verification for existing relationships was conducted using the Chi-square test, with a statistical significance set at p=0.05. Results. The majority of the participating sample were males (N=125; 58.81%), and aged 79 and above (N=146; 69.85%). No microbiological test was conducted prior to the surgery in the majority of the participants (N=203; 97.13%). The most common procedures conducted were hernia surgeries (N=48; 22.97%) and proctologic procedures (N=46; 22.00%). Prior to the procedure, the skin was clean (N=150; 71.77%). The surgery was most often performed on patients above the age of 79 years (N=146; 69.85%). Conclusions. The number of conducted surgical operations increases with age. The procedures most commonly carried out on senior patients are planned hernia surgeries and proctologic procedures.