Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery

"In the preface to this impressive and well-produced book, the editors state that their aim is not to describe a new surgical specialty, since most surgeons will soon need to be "geriatric surgeons, " but to assemble a comprehensive account that will allow "all providers of healthcare to the elderly to understand the issues involved in choosing surgery as a treatment option for their patients." This is a useful book that deserves to do well. I hope that the editors and their publisher will have the stamina to make this the first of several editions, as it is clear that updated information about surgery in the elderly will be required to keep pace with this important field." NEJM Book Review.

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 16 mai 2014).

NOTICE EN COURS DE TRAITEMENT.

PART I- GENERAL PRINCIPLES -- Section 1- Physiology of Aging -- Invited Commentary -- Cellular and Molecular Aging -- Cancer, Carcinogenesis and Aging -- Effects of Aging on Immune Function -- Hematological Changes, Anemia and Bleeding -- Invited Commentary -- Nutrition and Metabolism -- Wound Healing and Aging -- Frailty and Surgery in the Elderly -- Section 2 -- Social/Societal Issues -- Invited Commentary -- Demography of Aging and Disability -- Economics of Providing Surgical Care to an Aging Population: Implications for the Surgical Workforce -- Defining Quality of Care in Geriatric Surgery -- Ethics in Clinical Practice -- Teaching Geriatrics to Surgeons -- Palliative Care and Decision Making at the End of Life -- Surgery in Centenarians -- The Effects of Advanced Age on Physician Performance -- Section 3- Perioperative Issues -- Invited Commentary -- Principles of Geriatric Surgery -- Geriatric Models of Care -- Preoperative Evaluation of the Older Surgical Patient -- Invited Commentary -- Physiologic Response to Anesthesia in the Elderly -- Choosing the Best Anesthetic Regimen -- Acute Perioperative Pain Management in Elderly Patients -- Drug Usage in Surgical Patients: Pr…