title: Perioperative care for the elderly patient.
abstract: As the population survives longer, surgery has become a much more common consideration. Preoperative management of these patients requires a working knowledge of changes associated with aging and the physiology of surgery and anesthesia. Using this information, patients can be clinically evaluated effectively and plans made for their perioperative care to minimize complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, South West, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. beliveaufilalor.margaret@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Margaret M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Beliveau
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Multach
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D012307:Risk Factors