[Benefit of a Geriatric Evaluation before Operations, Interventions and Oncological Therapies]. / Nutzen altersmedizinischer Abklärungen vor Operationen, Interventionen und onkologischen Therapien.
Praxis (Bern 1994)
; 112(5-6): 340-347, 2023 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-37042406
ABSTRACT
Benefit of a Geriatric Evaluation before Operations, Interventions and Oncological Therapies Abstract Older patients face an increased risk of complications and adverse outcomes during and after operations, interventions, and intense oncological therapies. At the same time, this patient group should not be excluded per se from potentially beneficial medical procedures based on chronological age alone. The timely identification of geriatric syndromes and increased vulnerability by means of comprehensive geriatric assessment is becoming increasingly important and is already recommended in the guidelines of professional societies of several medical disciplines. Nonetheless, the geriatric assessment should ideally be followed by proactive co-management in the sense of integrated care. The establishment of interdisciplinary and integrated care pathways for older hospital patients can contribute to significantly improved treatment outcomes. In addition to better patient-related outcomes and rising quality indicators, this approach may also offer positive health economic effects.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Geriatric Assessment
Type of study:
Guideline
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Aged
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Humans
Language:
De
Journal:
Praxis (Bern 1994)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2023
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Article