Chapter-18 Surgical Management of the Elderly
BOOK TITLE: Surgery: Core Principles and Practice
Author
1. Lasithiotakis Konstantinos G
2. Petrakis Ioannis E
ISBN
9789351525233
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18887_19
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
26
Author Affiliations
1.
York Teaching Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
2.
University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Chapter keywords
Surgical management,
elderly surgical patient care,
geriatric care,
geriatric surgery,
population aging,
aging theory,
aging physiology,
cardiovascular physiology,
gastrointestinal system change,
musculoskeletal system change,
preoperative evaluation,
comprehensive geriatric assessment,
thromboembolic disease,
pain management,
nutrition