title: The aging client: a perioperative approach.
abstract: Current research regarding the elderly clearly shows that a surgical intervention can successfully be performed on elderly patients with only a moderate increase in surgical mortality. Elderly clients require a thorough preoperative assessment by the health care team in order to facilitate a positive perioperative course. The elderly patient is at high risk for infection. Implementation of preventive actions, such as perioperative skin preparation, can effect wound healing in the elderly.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horner
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D014945:Wound Healing