Highlights the need for agreed international definitions and strategies to prevent and manage postoperative complications in elderly patients.
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Without agreed definitions, postoperative complication rates in elderly patients cannot be reliably compared; this leaves open opportunities for international standardization.
Strategies are needed to prevent, or at least adequately manage, complications in elderly patients. Agreed international definitions for risks and complications can help in assessing risks and benefits.
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