title: Perioperative management of elderly patients.
abstract: The older population only represents 13.7% of the US population but has grown by 21% since 2002. The centenarian population is growing at a faster rate than the total US population. This unprecedented growth has significantly increased surgical demand. The establishment of quality and performance improvement data has allowed researchers to focus attention on the older patient population, resulting in an exponential increase in studies. Although there is still much work to be done in this field, overlying themes regarding the perioperative management of elderly patients are presented in this article based on a thorough literature review.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA.
authors: Lisa L
authors: LL
authors: Schlitzkus
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA.
authors: Alyson A
authors: AA
authors: Melin
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA.
authors: Jason M
authors: JM
authors: Johanning
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-3280, USA. Electronic address: Paul.Schenarts@unmc.edu.
authors: Paul J
authors: PJ
authors: Schenarts
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000700:Analgesics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000777:Anesthetics
keywords: Elderly; Frailty; Geriatric; Perioperative management; Postoperative care; Preoperative care; Surgery