Surgery in the Elderly

Jegathesan, Subramania; Whitehill, Jules L.

doi:10.1080/00325481.1971.11696596

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“…Emphasis on mobility and function and aggressive rehabilitation for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis is important. 22,[35][36][37] Time for foot and ankle surgery rehabilitation has previously been documented as 1 1 ⁄2 to 2 times that of a young patient, with precautions for a short-leg nonweight-bearing cast, contralateral limb injury, and/or potential for over use and falling. 11 With the advent of advanced surgical techniques and ambulatory devices, these practices are changing.…”

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Foot and Ankle Surgery: Considerations for the Geriatric Patient

Lee

Mulder²

2009

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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The growing number of lower-extremity abnormalities that are seen in inpatient and outpatient settings has paralleled the increased number of elderly in the population. Foot and ankle deformities, disorders, and arthritis, which are not manifested until late in life, have become more common as more individuals attain longer lifespans. Although conservative therapies are a priority when addressing the geriatric population, surgical options may be overlooked secondary to a misunderstanding of their ability to overcome perioperative management. Patients over the age of 65 are the fastest growing segment of the population; this population numbers more than 30 million people (Ͼ12.5% of the population).

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Foot and Ankle Surgery: Considerations for the Geriatric Patient

Lee

Mulder²

2009

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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“…The high prevalence of calculous biliary‐tract disease and wide acceptance of the surgical method of treatment have made cholecystectomy one of the most frequently performed operations in North America (1). Calculous gallbladder disease is the most common indication for intra‐abdominal surgery in the elderly (2). In view of the rapid increase in the geriatric population, the rising incidence of both symptomatic and asymptomatic biliary calculi, and the recent clarification of biliary‐tract physiology (3–5), it seemed pertinent to review this difficult problem.…”

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Management of Gallstones in the Aged†

Ratner¹,

Rosenberg²

1975

J American Geriatrics Society

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Calculous gallbladder disease is the most common indication for intra-abdominal surgery in the elderly. Feeding bile salts may possibly increase the solubility of cholesterol in bile and may cause diminution in the size of radiolucent gallstones, the principal ingredient of which is cholesterol. However, indications for such treatment are still not clear, and long-term effectiveness and safety still have to be evaluated. If the aged patient with gallstones has severe symptoms, is a good medical risk and is not demented, surgical treatment should not be denied because of advanced age. If the patient has "silent" or "dyspeptic" gallstones and is a poor risk or demented, surgical therapy should be postponed at least temporarily, in the hope that medical methods for dissolving gallstones soon will be perfected.

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