SEVERE MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE IN THE ELDERLY: ANALYSIS OF 55 CASES
- VernacularTitle:老年重症多器官衰竭55例临床分析
- Author:
Shiwen WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Multiple organ failure Elderly Characteristics of onset
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1983;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
55 cases of severe multiple organ failure above 60 years old were treated from April 1977 to January 1987. Each case suffered from 2 to 11 kinds of chronic diseases with an average of 3.8 kinds, and an average of 3.3 organ failures. The average mortality rate was 90.9%. The main precipitating factors were pulmonary infection(72.7%), metastatic carcinoma (14.6%), cardiac arrhythmia (7.3%) and improper medication (5.5%). Low organ infusion, endotoxin and immunological insufficiency probably contributed to their development. Diagnosis, prognosis, therapy and prevention of MOF in the elderly were discussed.
