Concepedia

Strategies to Minimize Postoperative Deconditioning in Elderly Surgical Patients

Lois A. Killewich

Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2006 · 65 citations · 82 references

Concepts

MedicinePerioperative MedicineSurgeryGeneral SurgeryGeriatric RehabilitationPerioperative SafetyPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative MorbidityPostoperative NursingPreoperative OptimizationSurgical Stress Response ReductionElderly Patient SurgeryGeriatric Preoperative AssessmentHigh-risk Surgical PatientsPerioperative Geriatric AssessmentPerioperative Optimization

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Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +17

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Exercise Standards for Testing and Training

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Medicine, Cardiology, Exercise Physiology +13

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