[Gynecologic geriatric surgery at the University Gynecological Clinic Rostock during 1960--1974].

There is reported about 2279 gynaecological operations at women, aged 60 years and more, in a period from 1960 to 1974, divided into three 5-years-groups. The part of geriatric operations increased from 5,3% to 7,0% of all operations. The division into high risk-groups took place after points given by Loskant. 41,1% of all patients where classified into group III. Group IV has the highest postoperative mortality rate (5,3%). The postoperative mortality rate altogether was 2,2%. In the years from 1960 to 1974 it decreased from 2,6% to 1,9%. 25,1% of the surgical operations where carried out abdominaly. The high part of vaginal operations comes off by placing curettages into the analysis. Under that aspect must be seen the postoperative mortality rate 7,1% at abdominal and 0,7% at vaginal operations. In the main point indications for operation were malignant tumours (37,3%), haemorrhages (25,4%), benign tumours (17,6%), and position variations of the genitals (10,6%).