Emergency Abdominal Digestive Surgery in Elderly: Indications and Results in the General Surgery Department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital of Conakry, Guinea

Labile Togba Soumaoro; Saa Yawo Kondano; Naby Fofana; Mamadouba Fatou Soumah; Naby Laye Youssouf Camara; Houssein Fofana; Aboubacar Toure; Aissatou Taran Diallo

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Emergency Abdominal Digestive Surgery in Elderly: Indications and Results in the General Surgery Department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital of Conakry, Guinea

Labile Togba Soumaoro, Saa Yawo Kondano, Naby Fofana, Mamadouba Fatou Soumah, Naby Laye Youssouf Camara, Houssein Fofana, Aboubacar Toure, Aissatou Taran Diallo

Published in Journal of Surgery (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 22 April 2022 Accepted: 5 May 2022 Published: 12 May 2022

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Abstract

Introduction: In an emergency, the physician has little time to explore the patient, which suggests that the diagnostic and therapeutic management is approximate, with the result that there is a certain reluctance to operate on the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the indications and results of abdominal digestive surgery in persons aged 60 years and older. Patients and methods: This was a 24-month prospective study (January 2020 to December 2021) of patients aged 60 years and over admitted and operated in emergency for abdominal digestive disease in the general surgery department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital of Conakry, Guinea. Results: we collected data from 80 patients aged 60 years and over who had surgery in emergency for digestive abdominal disease, representing 4.02% of the interventions. The patients were 47 men and 33 women. The age group 60 to 74 years was the most represented (78.75%). Acute bowel obstruction (27.5%), peptic ulcer perforation (22.5%), appendicular peritonitis (13.75%) and typhoid ileal perforation (11.25%) were the most noted surgical indications. The overall mortality rate was 13.75%. Conclusion: The presence of various comorbidities increases the risk of death for elderly undergoing any abdominal digestive surgery in emergency particularly in resources limited settings.

Published in	Journal of Surgery (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.js.20221003.13
Page(s)	107-110
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Abdominal Digestive Surgery, Emergency, Elderly, Guinea

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Labile Togba Soumaoro; Saa Yawo Kondano; Naby Fofana; Mamadouba Fatou Soumah; Naby Laye Youssouf Camara, et al. Emergency Abdominal Digestive Surgery in Elderly: Indications and Results in the General Surgery Department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital of Conakry, Guinea. J. Surg. 2022, 10(3), 107-110. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20221003.13

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Labile Togba Soumaoro, Saa Yawo Kondano, Naby Fofana, Mamadouba Fatou Soumah, Naby Laye Youssouf Camara, et al. Emergency Abdominal Digestive Surgery in Elderly: Indications and Results in the General Surgery Department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital of Conakry, Guinea. J Surg. 2022;10(3):107-110. doi: 10.11648/j.js.20221003.13

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Labile Togba Soumaoro

Department of General Surgery, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea
Saa Yawo Kondano

Department of General Surgery, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea
Naby Fofana

Department of General Surgery, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea
Mamadouba Fatou Soumah

Department of General Surgery, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea
Naby Laye Youssouf Camara

Department of General Surgery, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea
Houssein Fofana

Department of General Surgery, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea
Aboubacar Toure

Department of General Surgery, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea
Aissatou Taran Diallo

Department of General Surgery, Ignace Deen National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea

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