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Advancing age increases surgical risks during procedures such as bypass surgery and complicates communication with older patients.
Provides general advice on managing surgical risks and communication difficulties in older patients undergoing procedures such as bypass surgery.
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Supports individualized perioperative counseling in older bypass patients; leaves open optimal strategies pending higher-level evidence.
In Brief Advancing age can affect your patient's surgery risks and make communication difficult. Learn what steps you can take to head off trouble at the bypass—or any other procedure. Advancing age can add to surgery risks and make communication with your older patients difficult. Learn how to head off trouble at the bypass!
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Debra Dunn (2006) studied this question. Advancing age increases surgical risks during procedures such as bypass surgery and complicates communication with older patients.
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