Abstract
The medically compromised patients who underwent surgical procedure during the 10 year period from 1989 to 1998 in our department were analyzed. We obtained the following results. 1. The number of patients were 501 (281 men and 220 women) and their mean age was 48.3 years. 2. Among the disease in our area, 229 patients (45.7%) had malignant neoplasm. Advanced ages group as over 65 years, 115 patients (82.7%) had that one. 3. The patients who have medical diseases were 325 cases (64.9%) and the average number of diseases per patient was 1.6. Regarding to the underlying diseases, cardiovascular disease often observed (156 cases, 29.3%). Respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, diabetes melitus were then observed in 54 (10.1%) 49 (9.2%), and 47 (8.8%), r espectively. 4. The respiratory disease occured highly frequence than the other complications in postoperatively.
