title: Surgery and the aged.
abstract: Surgery for the aged presents a special challenge for all members of the hospital team. The tone of a geriatric hospital is unique. It has usually been adapted specifically for the needs of the elderly. Quiet kindness replaces excessive urgency; a slower time scale allows unrushed opportunities for patient care and contact; and a friendly family spirit helps replace what is missing in the lives of many elderly patients.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013997:Time Factors