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Review
. 2019 Sep;37(3):411-422.
doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.04.002. Epub 2019 Jun 18.

How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period

Jennifer Anne Kaplan  1 , Victoria Tang  2 , Emily Finlayson  3
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How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period

Jennifer Anne Kaplan et al. Anesthesiol Clin. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

The decision to offer surgery to an older adult with medical comorbidities involves candid conversations between the surgeon, patient, and caregivers. Tools are available to physicians that facilitate patient empowerment. Beyond short-term risks, the conversation should include the potential for institutional discharge, functional and cognitive decline, and longer term mortality.

Keywords: Cognitive reserve; Elderly; Frail older adult; Mortality; Patient readmission; Postoperative care.

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