Management of postoperative complications: General approach

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 261-270

  Sanguineti, V Ana ^a   Wild, Jason R ^a   Fain, Mindy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early mobility; Malnutrition and pressure ulcers; Pain management; Physiological changes of aging; Pneumonia and urinary track infections; Postoperative cognitive dysfunction; Postoperative complications; Urinary catheters

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALGESIA; ANEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONSTIPATION; CONVALESCENCE; COOPERATION; DECUBITUS; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALNUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SKIN; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIET THERAPY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIP FRACTURES; MOBILIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; EARLY AMBULATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84897963456     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: 18798853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2014.01.005     Document Type: Review

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