Surgery in Elderly Patients

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Abstract
Operations on patients > 65 yr old are increasing in number and complexity. Demographic trends indicate that future increases will be greater. Patients having operations of diverse type and magnitude were reviewed to determine results, with emphasis on the influence of age. Increased risk in older persons was most evident in emergency situations in which the frequently associated systemic diseases and the inevitable diminution in organ functional reserves could not be adequately treated or compensated. Appropriate management of elderly patients through surgical procedures requires knowledge of the peculiarities in their responses to disease, medications and other stimuli.

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