title: Preoperative cognitive assessment of the elderly surgical patient: a call for action.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Culley
authors.forename: Bradley T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Hyman
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States