RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Perioperative care of the elderly patient: special considerations
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 383
OP 390
VO 62
IS 6
A1 Donna L. Miller
YR 1995
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/62/6/383.abstract
AB SUMMARY Unlike older studies, which cited age as an independent risk factor for surgical mortality, recent studies indicate that the presence of underlying diseases and the type, duration and urgency of surgery are better predictors of outcome than age alone. A preoperative assessment that defines medical, functional, and psychosocial problems of elderly patients can lead to interventions to improve surgical outcomes.