title: [The geriatric perioperative unit, a high performance care department for elderly surgical patients].
abstract: For over a year Professor Marc Verny's geriatric department at Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris has had ten beds set aside for the perioperative care of elderly people. This geriatric perioperative unit (UPOG) offers patients the skills of a multidisciplinary team trained in the specificities of caring for elderly patients often suffering from polypathology. The team works closely together around a common goal: the rapid return of the patient's autonomy during the postoperative period, crucial for the future of elderly people. So far UPOG's results have been very positive, as more than 90% of patients regain their autonomy after a short and uncomplicated period of postoperative care.
authors.affiliation: Service de gériatrie du Pr Marc Verny, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), Paris. anne.papas@psl.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papas
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caillard
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nion
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D010297:Paris; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care