Considerations for Geriatric Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery
Key Concepts
- Frailty affects a large number of our current patients and needs to be assessed.
- Prehabilitation is associated with improved outcomes.
- Enhanced recovery is useful and impactful for older patients and those with comorbidities, though all aspects of the program may not be applicable to each patient.
- Organ-specific recovery, including cognitive function, is critically important.
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Last updated: January 26, 2022
Citation
Saur, Nicole M, and Kirsten B Wilkins. "Considerations for Geriatric Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery." ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2022. ASCRS U, www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285064/all/Considerations_for_Geriatric_Patients_Undergoing_Colorectal_Surgery.
Saur NM, Wilkins KB. Considerations for Geriatric Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery. ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2022. https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285064/all/Considerations_for_Geriatric_Patients_Undergoing_Colorectal_Surgery. Accessed June 8, 2023.
Saur, N. M., & Wilkins, K. B. (2022). Considerations for Geriatric Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery. In ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285064/all/Considerations_for_Geriatric_Patients_Undergoing_Colorectal_Surgery
Saur NM, Wilkins KB. Considerations for Geriatric Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery [Internet]. In: ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. ; 2022. [cited 2023 June 08]. Available from: https://www.ascrsu.com/ascrs/view/ASCRS-Textbook-of-Colon-and-Rectal-Surgery/2285064/all/Considerations_for_Geriatric_Patients_Undergoing_Colorectal_Surgery.
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