title: Pre- and postoperative management of elderly surgical patients. The Edward Henderson Award lecture.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D004630:Emergencies / Q000601:surgery; D006615:Hip / Q000601:surgery; D006666:History of Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity; D009026:Mortality; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D051381:Rats; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000601:surgery; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery