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Preoperative assessment of the older surgical patient: honing in on geriatric syndromes

Nearly 50% of Americans will have an operation after the age of 65 years. Traditional preoperative anesthesia consultations capture only some of the information needed to identify older patients (defined as ≥65 years of age) undergoing elective surgery who are at increased risk for postoperative com...

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Autores principales: Kim, Sunghye, Brooks, Amber K, Groban, Leanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4279607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25565783
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S75285