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Anaesthesia Care for Elderly Patients by Emyx Ma is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Elderly surgical patients aged 80 and older present unique challenges requiring specialized skills and expertise. Hospitals should designate clinicians to lead their care. 2. The aging population means more elderly patients requiring surgery; age alone should not preclude surgery. Hospitals must have resources like high dependency units to care for these complex patients. 3. Thorough pre-operative evaluation from an interdisciplinary team is important for optimizing outcomes and involves assessing medic
- Author
- Emyx Ma
- Language
- EN