Surgical Decision Making in Geriatrics

Decision Making in Geriatric Surgery: More Surgery or Less Surgery?.- Is There Room for Common Sense in Surgical Decision-Making?.- Emergency Medicine Department Management of the Elderly.- Cardiovascular Comorbidities in the Elderly Undergoing Surgery.- Reversal of Oral Anticoagulants in the Elderly.- Frailty Assessment as Measurement of Physiologic Reserves in the Elderly.- Anesthetic Concerns in the Elderly.- Nutrition Support in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgery.- Neurosurgery in the Elderly.- Caring for the Geriatrics Trauma Patient: The Challenges and the Opportunities.- ENT Surgery in the Elderly.- Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly.- Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly.- Surgical Decisions in Breast Cancer in the Elderly.- Emergency General Surgery in the Elderly.- Inguinal Hernia Repair in the Elderly.- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in the Elderly: Techniques, Outcomes, and Pitfalls.- Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly.- Vascular Surgery in the Elderly.- Operative Surgical Oncology inthe Elderly: Epidemiology, Opportunity, Outcome, and Ethical Issues.- Colorectal Surgery in the Elderly.- Liver Transplant Surgery in the Elderly.- Renal Transplantation in the Elderly.- Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery in the Elderly.- Plastic Surgery in the Elderly.- Drug Use in Elderly During Surgery: They Were Youngsters Once.- Urologic Surgery in the Elderly.- Gynecologic Surgery in the Elderly.- Postoperative Quality of Life in the Elderly.- Surgical Decision Making in the Elderly with Serious Surgical Illness: The Role of Palliative Care.- Family Involvement: What Does a Loved One Want at the End-of-Life?.- Spiritual and Religious Considerations in the Care of the Elderly.- Perioperative Care in the Elderly with Mental Health Issues.- How Do We Teach Medical Students to Care for the Elderly.