The experience of perioperative treatment of thoracic operation in aged patients

Objective: To explore the perioperative clinical treatment of thoracic operation in aged patients.Methods: The clinical data of 28 patients treated with thoracic operation were retrospectively analyzed.Results: Postoperative complications were found in 15 cases(53.57%),which included low oxygen saturation in 3 cases,atelectasis and pulmonary infection in 7 cases,arrhythmia in 4 cases and anastomotic fistula in 1 case.The preoperative patient age,lung and cardiovascular disease,diabetes,smoking and cerebral infarction did not have significant effects on the postoperative complications(P>0.05).Conclusions: The incidence of postoperative complications in aged patients is high,but old age is not the contraindication of chest surgery.Active treating preoperative diseases,intraoperative safe anesthesia,reducing the damage to the heart and lung as far as possible and strengthening the postoperative respiratory tract management can prevent the occurrence of complications.