ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AMONG THE ELDERLY: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Care for elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, particularly for those requiring emergency surgery, needs to take into account an analysis of physical capacity and risks specific to elderly individuals, in an attempt to reduce the risks. Nevertheless, these remain high in this group. Despit...

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Autores principales: Leme, Luiz Eugênio Garcez, Sitta, Maria do Carmo, Toledo, Manuella, da Silva Henriques, Simone
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27027017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30189-0
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description Care for elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, particularly for those requiring emergency surgery, needs to take into account an analysis of physical capacity and risks specific to elderly individuals, in an attempt to reduce the risks. Nevertheless, these remain high in this group. Despite the risks, procedures developed promptly have a positive effect on these patients’ evolution. Coordinated care, composed of teams of specialists within clinical medicine, geriatrics, orthopedics, anesthesiology and critical care, along with other healthcare professionals, may be highly beneficial for this group of patients.
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spelling pubmed-47991672016-03-29 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AMONG THE ELDERLY: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS Leme, Luiz Eugênio Garcez Sitta, Maria do Carmo Toledo, Manuella da Silva Henriques, Simone Rev Bras Ortop Updating Article Care for elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, particularly for those requiring emergency surgery, needs to take into account an analysis of physical capacity and risks specific to elderly individuals, in an attempt to reduce the risks. Nevertheless, these remain high in this group. Despite the risks, procedures developed promptly have a positive effect on these patients’ evolution. Coordinated care, composed of teams of specialists within clinical medicine, geriatrics, orthopedics, anesthesiology and critical care, along with other healthcare professionals, may be highly beneficial for this group of patients. Elsevier 2015-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4799167/ /pubmed/27027017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30189-0 Text en © 2011 Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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