title: [Requirements for perioperative intensive care of geriatric patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Demographic change has also caused changes in perioperative intensive care because the proportion of geriatric patients who must undergo surgical procedures is increasing. With the current preoperative assessment instruments, it is still not possible to identify high-risk patients of this collective or to make a reliable prognosis concerning postoperative course.
  
  
  METHODS
  In addition to pain control, important aspects to minimize complications in postoperative intensive care include adequate oxygenation, adequate fluid management, an adequate supply of energy and nutrients, good control of blood sugar levels, and early mobilization of patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The perioperative intensive care treatment of geriatric patients requires the readiness to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration because only with this close dialog can the treatment results be sustained.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Geriatrie, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50, 58448, Witten, Deutschland, hans-juergen.heppner@helios-kliniken.de.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Heppner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sieber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christ
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bahrmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mork
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010346:Patient Care Management; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*