Background Frailty is a state of vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis following a
stressor event, such as chemotherapy or cancer surgery. Better knowledge of the …

Older people are majority users of health and social care services in the UK and
internationally. Many older people who access these services have frailty, which is a state of …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization has proposed a model of healthy aging
built around the concept of functional ability, comprising an individual's intrinsic capacity, the …

Background Delirium is an acute neuropsychological disorder that is common in
hospitalised patients. It can be distressing to patients and carers and it is associated with …

Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is one of the most common neurological disorders,
and is especially prevalent among elderly individuals. Surgical evacuation is the mainstay of …

Frailty, the state of increased vulnerability to physical stressors as a result of progressive and
sustained degeneration in multiple physiological systems, is common in those with chronic …

Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is common after surgery. As age is a known risk
factor, the increased ageing of the population undergoing surgery emphasizes the …

Aims Frailty, characterized by loss of homeostatic reserves and increased vulnerability to
physiological decompensation, results from an aggregation of insults across multiple organ …

Background Frailty is an increasingly common problem, and frail patients are less likely to
receive new pharmacologic therapies because the risk–benefit profile is perceived to be …

Background Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) addresses the bio-psycho-social
needs of older adults through multidimensional assessments and management …