TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 37. Surgical Outcomes A1 - Finlayson, Emily A1 - Birkmeyer, John D. A2 - Halter, Jeffrey B. A2 - Ouslander, Joseph G. A2 - Tinetti, Mary E. A2 - Studenski, Stephanie A2 - High, Kevin P. A2 - Asthana, Sanjay PY - 2009 T2 - Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6e AB - As the population ages, an increasing number of elderly patients become candidates for major surgery. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the rate of hospital discharges for hip replacement in elderly people rose from 2.5 per 10 000 in 1970 to 72.5 per 10 000 in 2004 (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm). Based on current rates of surgery and census projections, the number of elderly patients undergoing oncologic procedures is expected to increase by up to 51% by the year 2020. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2022/06/25 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=5114872 ER -