title: Preoperative Assessment of Geriatric Patients.
abstract: The preoperative assessment of geriatric patients provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate the patient for perioperative risk factors such as frailty, functional status, nutritional status, cardiovascular and pulmonary status, and substance dependence. It also provides an overall clinical picture on which health care providers can base a framework to reduce these risk factors.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box 298, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors: Mariam
authors: M
authors: Nakhaie
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box 298, Boston, MA 02111, USA. Electronic address: atsai@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000758:Anesthesia; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: Cardiovascular risk; Frailty; Geriatric; Medication history; Nutritional status; Preoperative; Pulmonary risk and complications