Surgery and the Geriatric Patient, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Author | : Fred A. Luchette |
Publisher | : Elsevier Health Sciences |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2018-11-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780323654500 |
ISBN-13 | : 0323654509 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Drs. Frederick Luchette and Robert D. Barraco, is devoted to Surgery and the Geriatric Patient. Articles in this issue include: Changing Epidemiology of the American Population; Frailty and Prognostication in Geriatric Surgery and Trauma; Utilization of Geriatric Consultation and Team-Based Care; Palliative Care and Geriatric Surgery; Transitions of Care in Geriatric Medicine; Surgical Oncology and the Geriatric Patient; Orthopedic Surgery and the Geriatric Patient; Vascular Surgery and the Geriatric Patient; Elder Abuse; Falls in the Geriatric Population; Driving in the Geriatric Population; and Suicide and the Geriatric Population.