The geriatric patient: special aspects of peri-operative management

This article offers a German perspective on orthopaedic management of geriatric populations in higher-income countries. Specific orthopaedic procedures necessitate a more intensive level of care in older adult patients, especially with co-morbidities, than in younger patients. During the pre-, peri-...

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Autores principales: Wirtz, Dieter, Kohlhof, Hendrik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2019
Materias:
Instructional Lecture: General Orthopaedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31210966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.4.180087
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Sumario:This article offers a German perspective on orthopaedic management of geriatric populations in higher-income countries. Specific orthopaedic procedures necessitate a more intensive level of care in older adult patients, especially with co-morbidities, than in younger patients. During the pre-, peri- and post-operative periods, several aspects such as patient blood management principles improve the outcomes of geriatric patients. New interdisciplinary geriatric models of care including geriatric and orthopaedic specialties have to be established to take care of the special needs of geriatric patients. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2019;4 DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.4.180087

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