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[Consensus on topical issues of multidisciplinary management of elderly patients with frailty in planned surgical
G G Melkonyan1,2, D N Protsenko3,4, N K Runikhina4,5
1Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
The number of elderly and senile patients who are in need of surgical care delivery is growing steadily year over year. This category of patients is characterized by comorbidity, polypragmasy and high prevalence of geriatric syndromes including loss of autonomy, malnutrition and cognitive impairments that increase the risk of developing perioperative complications. Management of these patients at all stages requires a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach. Nevertheless, there is no uniform understanding of solution of this problem at present. Determination of consensus on certain issues using the Delphi method will allow to gather and unite expert opinions. In this regard, the working group formulated the main points of management of elderly and senile patients before, during and after surgical treatment and conducted a cross-sectional analysis of experts' opinions.
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