Abstract
The preoperative evaluation of the geriatric patient is an important time to make a series of assessments. Careful attention is paid to cardiac and pulmonary readiness for the physiologic stress of surgery. It is also a time to focus on the patient's mental capacities and social support system, and nutritional state. Because so many patients take multiple medications and supplements, the preoperative assessment is also a time to carefully review exactly what it being taken. It is a time to assess for drug interactions, and also to adjust medications to prepare the patient for the stress of surgery.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 573-583 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Clinics in Geriatric Medicine |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2008 |
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Keywords
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Functional assessment
- Geriatrics
- Medication management
- Preoperative evaluation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
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Preoperative Testing and Medication Management. / Woolger, Judi.
In: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Vol. 24, No. 4, 01.11.2008, p. 573-583.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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