Management of the elderly surgical patient.
A substantial proportion of the work in most surgical specialties is now concerned with patients over 65 years of age and it seems inevitable that it will continue to increase in the future.
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D011292:Premedication; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants