MJ Turchi y col. Cirugía ambulatoria de la hernia inguinal en pacientes ancianos. Rev Argent Cirug 2020;112(3):293-302
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complicaꢀons of conservaꢀve management was 4 to 10 approach are more similar to the populaꢀon of the study
mes higher than in other series, but it is not clear that (> 80 years of age), since they have more comorbidiꢀes.
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the risk of incarceraꢀon outweighs the risk associated For this reason, we did not find differences in the
with surgery in these paꢀents, thus a personalized Charlson morbidity index. However, cardiovascular and
assessment is required in each case.
respiratory diseases and other chronic diseases such
The European Hernia Society reports increased as diabetes, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease
morbidity and mortality in elderly paꢀents undergoing and smoking habits should be carefully assessed, as
elecꢀve hernia repair. In contrast, in a retrospecꢀve they increase postoperaꢀve morbidity; thus, paꢀents
review of 19,683 paꢀents > 65 years, Wu et al.18 with these condiꢀons should be excluded from MAS
reported that elecꢀve inguinal hernia repair is safe programs.
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According to Palumbo et al. , the ASA score is
in most elderly paꢀents, despite their associated
comorbidiꢀes. In emergency surgery, mortality and not an obstacle for this modality of care, and paꢀents
complicaꢀons increase dramaꢀcally, suggesꢀng that with ASA grade 3 are also candidates for ambulatory
elecꢀve surgery should be offered to this populaꢀon. surgery with no differences with the control group of
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Pallaꢀ et al. conducted a review of 2377 paꢀents > 80 young paꢀents. In a case-control study conducted by
years and reported that morbidity and mortality was Ansell et al.21 on 28,921 paꢀents (3.1% with an ASA
increased in nonagenarians but not in octogenarians, score grade 3) there were no significant differences
and was also higher in emergency procedures, so it is between the groups in unanꢀcipated admission and
necessary to elecꢀvely repair inguinal hernias in this postoperaꢀve morbidity. In our study, the ASA score
populaꢀon.
did not represent a predicꢀve factor for admission to
Tradiꢀonally, elderly paꢀents have been the MAS program; yet, as there were no paꢀents with
considered unsuitable for ambulatory surgery. However, ASA grade 4 in our series, so they deserve a thorough
there is evidence in the literature suggesꢀng that analysis.
even with ASA score grade 3, the risk of postoperaꢀve
We did not observe significant differences
complicaꢀons, adverse events, unanꢀcipated admission in hospital length of stay between the two groups;
or hospitalizaꢀon is not greater in elderly paꢀents. An therefore, ambulatory surgery is possible in all the
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Italian study by Palumbo et al. , which compared 160 paꢀents. In addiꢀon, there were no differences in
paꢀents >80 and < 55 years undergoing ambulatory unanꢀcipated admission or overall and age-adjusted
inguinal hernia repair, showed that there were no postoperaꢀve morbidity.
significant differences between the two groups, and
that even surgery was beꢂer tolerated in the elderly properly selected and treated, have good outcomes,
group. which are similar to those obtained in younger paꢀents.
In our experience, elderly paꢀents > 80, when
In our study we did not find any differences
between the groups of paꢀents analyzed in terms of Conclusion
postoperaꢀve morbidity and unanꢀcipated admission.
Postoperaꢀve morbidity and unanꢀcipated
Of the total number of paꢀents undergoing repair of a admission are similar to those of younger paꢀents, in
primary inguinal hernia, 203 paꢀents who underwent whom this modality is widely accepted.
laparoscopic surgery were excluded from the control
Ambulatory surgery for open inguinal hernia
group, which shows a selecꢀon in this group, and repair in paꢀents > 80 years is a safe and effecꢀve
that those paꢀents not suitable for the laparoscopic strategy.
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