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KMID : 1143220240670020243
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Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
2024 Volume.67 No. 2 p.243 ~ p.252
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Advantages of laparoscopy in gynecologic surgery in elderly patients
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Na Jae-Won
Chung Young-Eun
Jang Il-Yeo
Lee Yoo-Young
Kim Tae-Joong
Lee Jeong-Won
Kim Byoung-Gie
Chang Chi-Son
Choi Chel-Hun
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Abstract
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Objective Geriatric patients requiring gynecological surgery is increasing worldwide. However, older patients are at higher risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality, particularly cardiopulmonary complications. Laparoscopic surgery is widely used as a minimally invasive method for reducing postoperative morbidities. We compared the outcomes of open and laparoscopic gynecologic surgeries in patients older than 55 years.
Methods We included patients aged >55 years who underwent gynecological surgery at a single tertiary center between 2010 and 2020, excluding vaginal or ovarian cancer surgeries were excluded. Surgical outcomes were compared between the open surgery and laparoscopic groups, with age cutoff was set at 65 years for optimal discriminative power. We performed linear or logistic regression analyses to compare the surgical outcomes according to age and operation type.
Results Among 2,983 patients, 28.6% underwent open surgery and 71.4% underwent laparoscopic surgery. Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic surgery were better than those of open surgery in all groups. In both the open and laparoscopic surgery groups, the older patients showed worse overall surgical outcomes. However, age-related differences in perioperative outcomes were less severe in the laparoscopic group. In the linear regression analysis, the differences in estimated blood loss, transfusion, and hospital stay between the age groups were smaller in the laparoscopy group. Similar results were observed in cancer-only and benign-only cohorts.
Conclusion Although the surgical outcomes were worse in the older patients, the difference between age groups was smaller for laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery offers more advantages and safety in patients aged >65 years.
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KEYWORD
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Minimally invasive surgical procedure, Gynecological surgery, Aged, Geriatric
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