Emergency Surgery in the elderly patient
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Background Advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques combined with sophisticated perioperative monitoring are factors that have contributed to an expanding number of older adults undergoing surgery. Older persons often have multiple comorbid conditions that limit their functional capacity and increase the risk of death. An initial complication is much more likely to lead to other complications; failure of one organ, leads to failure of other organs.
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