老年人的尸检。
Necropsies in the elderly.
作者信息
Puxty J A, Horan M A, Fox R A
出版信息
Lancet. 1983 Jun 4;1(8336):1262-4. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(83)92708-3.
PMID:6134049
Abstract
A retrospective analysis of 332 necropsies in the over-65-year-olds and 129 necropsies in the over 85-year-olds (overall necropsy rate 35%) showed that the commonest cause of death in elderly patients admitted acutely to hospital was pneumonic illnesses. 27-31% of the necropsies revealed the presence of a potentially treatable contributory factor to death that was undiagnosed during life. In only 4.5% of the necropsies in the over-85-year-olds was the cause of death uncertain.
摘要
一项对332例65岁以上老人尸检和129例85岁以上老人尸检的回顾性分析（总体尸检率为35%）表明，急性入院的老年患者最常见的死亡原因是肺部疾病。27%至31%的尸检显示存在一种生前未被诊断出的、可能导致死亡的可治疗因素。在85岁以上老人的尸检中，只有4.5%的死亡原因不明。
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