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To evaluate the efficacy of a single application of epidural anesthesia without endotracheal intubation for elderly patients over 80 years of age, the data on 108 patients who underwent abdominal surgery were analyzed for the occurrence of postoperative complications. These patients were classified into two groups according to the type of anesthesia performed: 66 received epidural anesthesia alone (Group I) and 42, general anesthesia under endotracheal intubation (Group II). There were no lethal pulmonary complications in Group I, whereas 2 patients (4.8%) died of respiratory failure resulting from pulmonary complications in Group II. The incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in Group I was 6.1%, which was significantly lower than the 28.6% observed in Group II (p < 0.005). The occurrence of pulmonary complications in Group I was not related to the operating time, while pulmonary complications frequently occurred in patients who underwent lengthy operations in Group II. These findings suggest that a single application of epidural anesthesia would improve the overall safety in performing abdominal surgery in elderly patients over 80 years of age.
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