RT Book, Section
A1 Oresanya, Lawrence
A1 Finlayson, Emily
A2 Williams, Brie A.
A2 Chang, Anna
A2 Ahalt, Cyrus
A2 Chen, Helen
A2 Conant, Rebecca
A2 Landefeld, C. Seth
A2 Ritchie, Christine
A2 Yukawa, Michi
SR Print(0)
ID 1100065917
T1 Perioperative Care in Older Surgical Patients
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179208-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100065917
RD 2024/04/19
AB More  than  a  third  of  all  surgical  procedures  are  performed  in  individuals  older  than  age  65  years  and  one-third  of  older  adults  undergo  a  surgical  procedure  in  the  last  year  of  life.  In  2007,  more  than  4  million  major  operations  were  performed  on  older  adults.  Use  of  less-invasive  procedures  is  also  increasing.  With  advancements  in  technology,  coronary  angioplasty  and  lower-extremity  endovascular  procedures  have  surpassed  rates  of  coronary  artery  bypass  grafting  and  lower-extremity  bypass.  These  minimally  invasive  approaches  broaden  the  scope  of  illness  that  can  be  treated  and  together  with  the  aging  of  the  population  is  contributing  to  an  increase  in  the  number  of  older  patients  undergoing  surgical  interventions.