| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 1387 pages) |
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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: Preventing Medication-Related Problems -- Invited Commentary -- Common Perioperative Complications in Older Patients -- Management and Outcomes of Intensive Care in the Geriatric Surgical Patient -- Care of the Injured Elderly -- Maximizing Postoperative Functional Recovery -- PART II SPECIFIC ISSUES -- Section 1- Endocrine System/Breast -- Invited Commentary -- Surgcial Disorders of the Thyroid in the Elderly -- Parathyroid Disorders in the Elderly -- Adrenal Tumors in Older Persons -- Benign Breast Disease in Elderly Women and Men -- Breast Cancer in Elderly Women -- Diabetes in the Elderly -- Section 2- Oral Cavity, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat -- Invited Commentary -- Changes in the Oral Cavity with Age -- Geriatric Ophthalmology -- Anatomic and Physiologic Changes of the Ears, Nose, and Throat -- Geriatric Dysphagia -- Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly -- Section 3 -- Respiratory System -- Invited Commentary -- Physiologic Changes in Respiratory Function -- Pulmonary Surgery for Malignant Disease in the Elderly -- Section 4 -- Cardiovascular System -- Invited Commentaries -- Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Function with Age -- Risk Factor for Atherosclerotic Disease in the Elderly -- Cardiac Surgery -- Surgical Treatment of Vascular Occlusive Disease -- Natural History and Treatment of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease -- Natural History and Treatment of Aneurysms -- Section 5 -- Gastrointestinal System -- Invited Commentary -- Physiologic Changes of the Gastrointestinal Track -- Benign Esophageal Disease -- Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly -- Benign Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum -- Gastric Cancer in the Elderly -- Small Bowel Obstruction in Geriatric Patients -- Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Elderly -- Ishcemic Disorders of the Large and Small Bowel -- Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Diverticulitis and Appendicitis in the Elderly -- Benign Colorectal Disease -- Neoplastic Diseases of the Colon and Rectum -- Abdominal Wall Hernia in the Elderly -- Section 6 -- Hepatobiliary System -- Invited Commentary -- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Function: Physiologic Changes -- Benign Disease of the Gallbladder and Pancreas -- Malignant Diseases of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts -- Benign and Malignant Neoplasms of the Exocrine Pancreas -- Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver -- Section 7- Urogenital System -- Invited Commentaries -- Change in Renal Function, Fluids and Electrolytes -- Urinary Incontinence -- Neoplasms of the Kidney, Ureters and Bladder -- Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Prostate -- Benign Gynecological Disorders in Older Women -- Gynecological Malignancies in the Elderly -- Section 8 -- Nervous System -- Invited Commentary -- Effects of Aging on the Nervous System -- Geriatric Neurosurgical Emergencies -- Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Brain -- Spinal Disorders and Nerve Compression Syndromes -- Section 9- Musculoskeletal System and Soft Tissue -- Invited Commentary -- Physiologic Changes of the Bones and Soft Tissue with Age -- Benign and Malignant Lesions of the Skin in Old Age -- Surgical Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in the Geriatric Population -- Pressure Sores in the Elderly -- Orthopedic Trauma in the Elderly -- Treatment of Degenerative Joint Diseases -- Section 10- Transplantation -- Invited Commentary -- Elderly Donors in Transplantation -- Elderly Transplant Recipients |
| Summary |
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." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Older people -- Surgery.
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Surgery, Operative.
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Older people.
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Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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elderly.
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MEDICAL -- Prosthesis.
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Médecine.
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Older people
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Older people -- Surgery
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Surgery, Operative
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rosenthal, Ronnie A
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Zenilman, Michael E
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Katlic, Mark R., 1951-
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| ISBN |
9781441969996 |
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1441969993 |
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