title: [Man in old age: from the viewpoint of the surgeon].
abstract: The most important problems of surgery in the aged patient are: immediate recognition of risk factor (few, but reliable laboratory parameters in the sense of "searching tactics": status of blood, blood sugar, urea-N, creatinine, cholinesterase), careful procedural choice, immediate mobilisation postoperatively, subsequent rehabilitation, if necessary. The operation itself must be fast but careful and as restricted as possible.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005853:Geriatrics; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012046:Rehabilitation; D012306:Risk; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
vernacular_title: Der Mensch im Alter: Aus der Sicht des Chirurgen.