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This review highlights the ethical and legal need for improved communication and quality in the peri-operative and end-of-life care of elderly surgical patients in England and Wales.
This review emphasizes the moral and legal imperatives for improving peri-operative and end-of-life care for elderly surgical patients through enhanced communication and adherence to evolving legal frameworks.
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Clinicians should review communication practices for elderly surgical patients; leaves open empirical studies on optimal implementation.
Stuart White (2013) conducted a review in Elderly surgical patients requiring anaesthesia. Ethical and legal aspects of peri-operative care was evaluated. This review highlights the ethical and legal need for improved communication and quality in the peri-operative and end-of-life care of elderly surgical patients in England and Wales.
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