[Preoperative preparation and surgical treatment of elderly and very old patients with abdominal hernia].
On the basis of analysis of the results of treatment of 312 elderly and senile patients with abdominal hernia, it was established that performance of adequate preoperative preparation permitted considerable extension of indications for the operation. Contraindications for surgical treatment of such patients should be established after performance of preoperative preparation with regard for indices of external respiration and hemodynamics.