title: Optimizing outcome in the very elderly surgical patient.
abstract: The number of very elderly patients undergoing surgery is expected to increase substantially in the first part of this century. This article reviews the recent findings on perioperative interventions that may improve the outcomes of this particularly challenging group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009, USA. tharwood@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Harwood