Increasing age is an independent risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality.
Age should inform perioperative risk discussions; leaves open whether interventions can reduce associated morbidity and mortality.
Although several risk factors for postoperative morbidity and mortality increase with age, increasing age itself remains an important risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality.
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