Medical Considerations in Older Surgical Patients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 746-751

  Christmas, Colleen ^a   Makary, Martin A ^b   Burton, John R ^a  

^a Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; DECUBITUS; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK;

AGED; AGING; DECISION MAKING; DELIRIUM; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33750488777     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.08.006     Document Type: Review

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