title: Older patient perioperative care as experienced via transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
abstract: This reflective piece takes a holistic approach to an older patient having a transurethral resection of the prostate, commonly known as a TURP. It concentrates on the effects of age and likely comorbidities, and how the care given at each stage--preoperatively, anaesthetically, surgically and postoperatively--by the perioperative team can help to optimise the outcome for the patient. The article offers a critical appraisal of the best evidence available which supports the development of evidence based practitioners.
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authors.lastname: Hartley
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011467:Prostate / Q000601:surgery*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000451:nursing*; D016896:Treatment Outcome