Preoperative Assessment of Geriatric Patients

Anesthesiology Clinics
Mariam Nakhaie, Andrea Tsai

Abstract

The preoperative assessment of geriatric patients provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate the patient for perioperative risk factors such as frailty, functional status, nutritional status, cardiovascular and pulmonary status, and substance dependence. It also provides an overall clinical picture on which health care providers can base a framework to reduce these risk factors.

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Apr 12, 2014·Clinics in Geriatric Medicine·Joseph A Nicholas

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Citations

Jul 28, 2020·Best Practice & Research. Clinical Anaesthesiology·Tasneem F HasanAlan D Kaye

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