How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period.

Authors :: Kaplan JA
Tang V
Finlayson E
Source :: Anesthesiology clinics [Anesthesiol Clin] 2019 Sep; Vol. 37 (3), pp. 411-422. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 18.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: The decision to offer surgery to an older adult with medical comorbidities involves candid conversations between the surgeon, patient, and caregivers. Tools are available to physicians that facilitate patient empowerment. Beyond short-term risks, the conversation should include the potential for institutional discharge, functional and cognitive decline, and longer term mortality.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)