Interventions to improve clinical outcomes in older adults admitted to a surgical service: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives Managing older patients with surgical conditions is a major challenge for
hospitals. There is therefore a growing interest in providing geriatric perioperative services …
hospitals. There is therefore a growing interest in providing geriatric perioperative services …
The effect of pre-operative exercise training on post-operative cognitive function: a systematic review
Background With population aging and advances in surgical and anesthetic procedures, the
incidence of surgery in patients over the age of 65 years is increasing. One post-operative …
incidence of surgery in patients over the age of 65 years is increasing. One post-operative …
All-cause and cancer-specific death of older adults following surgery for cancer
Importance Cancer care has inherent complexities in older adults, including balancing risks
of cancer and noncancer death. A poor understanding of cause-specific outcomes may lead …
of cancer and noncancer death. A poor understanding of cause-specific outcomes may lead …
Geriatric medicine services for older surgical patients in acute hospitals: results from a binational survey
Objective To describe perioperative geriatric medicine services in Australia and New
Zealand, and to explore geriatricians' views on the need for and challenges in providing …
Zealand, and to explore geriatricians' views on the need for and challenges in providing …
Educating healthcare providers in geriatric oncology–a call to accelerate progress through identifying the gaps in knowledge
The majority of patients with cancer are over the age of 65. This patient population often has
unique care needs. Thus, clinicians require additional competencies and skills to care for …
unique care needs. Thus, clinicians require additional competencies and skills to care for …
Geriatric surgical service interventions in older emergency general surgery patients: preliminary results
Background Older adults comprise an increasing proportion of emergency general surgery
(EGS) admissions and face high morbidity and mortality. We created a geriatric surgical …
(EGS) admissions and face high morbidity and mortality. We created a geriatric surgical …
Geriatric assessment and treatment decision-making in surgical oncology
Geriatric assessment and management has substantial benefits over conventional
preoperative assessment alone. This article highlights these advantages and outlines a …
preoperative assessment alone. This article highlights these advantages and outlines a …
Training surgical residents to use a framework to promote shared decision-making for patients with poor prognosis experiencing surgical emergencies
Background Patients with poor underlying prognosis experiencing surgical emergencies
face challenging treatment decisions. The Best Case/Worst Case (BC/WC) framework has …
face challenging treatment decisions. The Best Case/Worst Case (BC/WC) framework has …
Frailty assessment tools for use by surgeons when evaluating older adults prior to surgery: a sco** review protocol
Introduction Despite growing evidence, uncertainty persists about which frailty assessment
tools are best suited for routine perioperative care. We aim to understand which frailty …
tools are best suited for routine perioperative care. We aim to understand which frailty …
[HTML][HTML] Short-term autonomy and survival after hepatectomy in the elderly
M Lallement, C Maulat, B Suc, G Péré, S Lozano… - Journal of Visceral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim To study morbi-mortality, survival after hepatectomy in elderly patients, and influence on
their short-term autonomy. Patients and methods This is a retrospective study conducted …
their short-term autonomy. Patients and methods This is a retrospective study conducted …