'Start to finish trans-institutional transdisciplinary care': A novel approach improves colorectal surgical results in frail elderly patients

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages O43-O50

  Chia, C L K ^a   Mantoo, S K ^a   Tan, K Y ^a  

^a KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elderly surgery; Frailty; Trans institutional; Transdisciplinary

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLAVIEN DINDO COMPLICATION SCORE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGAPORE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; COLON; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RECTUM; REHABILITATION; SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLON; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECTUM;

EID: 84955483138     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.13166     Document Type: Article

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