title: Geriatrics and the Perioperative Surgical Home.
abstract: An ever-changing health care system with a constantly increasing aging surgical population creates both opportunities for providing improved health care as well as significant challenges. Coordinated health care initiatives are needed if one is to adequately balance the need for evidence-based improved patient outcomes and the often-associated increased costs. In this article the authors postulate that a protocol-driven, multidisciplinary approach may be a pathway for implementing an effective triple aim to health care, especially in a frail geriatric population.
authors: University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, 350 West 7th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206, USA. Electronic address: matthew.mello@jax.ufl.edu.
authors: Matthew T
authors: MT
authors: Mello
authors: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors: Ruben J
authors: RJ
authors: Azocar
authors: University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
authors: Michael C
authors: MC
authors: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000639:trends*
keywords: Enhanced recovery after surgery; Geriatric surgical home; Integrator/perioperative physician; Perioperative surgical home; Triple aim