The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male
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The number of octogenarians requiring surgery increases constantly. Data regarding perioperative morbidity and mortality in octogenarians is limited. Our aim was to assess surgery-related complications in octogenarians, undergoing urological surgery. ⋯ Octogenarians have higher rate of intra-operative morbidity, leading to longer hospital stay. More experienced surgeons and anaesthetists should be involved in the operation; and careful surgical technique, tapered anaesthesia and higher level of post-operative monitoring should be applied for patients in this age.