COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE MINOR SURGERY OF GERIATRIC AND OTHER AGECLASSIFIED PATIENTS

Aim: the aim of this study was to examine the effects of advancing age and body composition changes on the metabolic response to minor oral surgical operations of geriatric patient. acute phase proteins such as plasma fibrinogen, c-reactive protein (crp) and serum albumin levels were investigated and compared with other aged patients. materials and methods: the study was carried out on 32 subjects whom are attended for minor surgery to department. patients were divided into two age groups as: age under 65 was the first group, age of 65 and older was the second group. samples of blood were taken before the operation, 2 day and 7 day after the operation, respectively. plazma fibrinogen, serum albumin and crp levels were investigated. statistical analysis were carried out with student-t test for intra-group values and anova between different group values. results: there were no significant difference found between two groups according to plasma fibrinogen and serum albumin values when compared before, after two day and 1 week the operation, respectively (p>0.05). also there were no significant effect of age on values (p>0.05). altough crp values were increased slightly 2 day after the operation, these values were found in the avarage range of this protein. conclusion: from this study it is concluded that there is no effect of advancing age and body composition changes on the metabolic response to minor oral surgical operations of geriatric patients.