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The Geriatric Patient: Frailty, Prehabilitation, and Postoperative Delirium
Marcio Rotta Soares1, Elizabeth Mahanna Gabrielli2, Efrén C Manjarrez3
1University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Abstract:
Historically and for ease of classification, the geriatric patient has received a chronologic definition of a person 65 years and older. Chronologic age remains an independent risk of postoperative complications and adverse surgical outcomes. Frailty is an expression of an individual's biological age and as such a more reliable determination of their vulnerabilities or resilience to stress. The concept of prehabilitation has shown promise as a proactive approach to optimize a patient's functional, cognitive, nutritional, and emotional in preparation for surgical interventions. Postoperative delirium is the most common neuropsychological complication after surgery.
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