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Outcomes of Surgery in Older Adults

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Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery

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Older individuals represent a growing proportion of patients undergoing surgery. The outcomes of elderly patients are worse across a broad range of complication types, highlighting the importance of efforts to improve and maintain quality of care. Special consideration needs to be given to risk stratification and preoperative optimization in order to provide appropriate patient-centric care. Postoperative cognitive decline, loss of independence, and advanced directives are all areas where providers need to focus on the specific needs of this vulnerable population. This chapter reviews existing data supporting an approach that focuses on the elderly patient and surveys evidence-based methods to optimize care.

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  1. Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

    David A. Etzioni

  2. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Amy Lightner

  3. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Scott E. Regenbogen

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  1. VA Connecticut Health Care System, Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT, USA

    Ronnie A. Rosenthal

  2. SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, National Capital Region Johns Hopkins Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Michael E. Zenilman

  3. Center for Geriatric Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Lightner, A., Regenbogen, S.E., Etzioni, D.A. (2019). Outcomes of Surgery in Older Adults. In: Rosenthal, R., Zenilman, M., Katlic, M. (eds) Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20317-1_32-1

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