Surgery in patients older than 70 years: predictive factors of posatoperative outcome
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Introduction Geriatric patients and their relative fragility with respect to younger patients represent a surgical dilemma for the general surgeon. This has led surgeons to adopt "tailored" techniques and strategies to treat them. The rapid increase of this aged population has given the clinician the chance to push forward the knowledge on this subset of patients and challenge previous concepts; thus changing behaviour and strategies when treating them.
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