Effect of age on the incidence of postoperative wound infections
Hopfer, F.
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 113(15): 968-972
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-409X PMID: 3176734 Document Number: 323982
The incidence of postoperative wound infections was found to grow in dependence on age, because of higher incidence in advanced age of accompanying disorders. Follow-up checks were made on 661 patients without such accompanying disorders, and evidence was produced to the effect that physiological ageing alone had no impact on postoperative wound infection rates. Age-related physiological changes are discussed in some detail.