Which preoperative screening tool should be applied to older patients undergoing elective surgery to predict short-term postoperative outcomes? Lessons from systematic reviews, meta-analyses and guidelines

BACKGROUND: Older surgical patients have a higher risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity compared to younger patients. Timely identification of high-risk patients facilitates comprehensive preoperative evaluation, optimization, and resource allocation to help reduce this risk. This review aim...

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Autores principales: Aitken, Rachel, Harun, Nur-Shirin, Maier, Andrea Britta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
Materias:
Im - Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7843484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32613471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02415-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7843484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32613471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02415-y

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