Why the study?
Does comprehensive preoperative assessment improve surgical outcomes in elderly patients?
Does comprehensive preoperative assessment improve surgical outcomes in elderly patients?
Comprehensive preoperative assessment of medical, functional, and psychosocial factors is crucial for improving surgical outcomes in elderly patients, as age alone is not the primary risk factor.
May de-emphasize age in preoperative risk assessment; leaves open whether comorbidity-focused interventions improve elderly surgical outcomes.
Unlike older studies, which cited age as an independent risk factor for surgical mortality, recent studies indicate that the presence of underlying diseases and the type, duration and urgency of surgery are better predictors of outcome than age alone. A preoperative assessment that defines medical, functional, and psychosocial problems of elderly patients can lead to interventions to improve surgical outcomes.
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Donna L. Miller (1995) studied this question.
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