Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery

Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Invited Commentary....Pages 3-4
Cell and Molecular Aging....Pages 5-37
Cancer, Carcinogenesis, and Aging....Pages 39-48
Effects of Aging on Immune Function....Pages 49-68
Hematological Changes, Anemia, and Bleeding in Older Persons....Pages 69-82
Invited Commentary....Pages 83-86
Nutrition....Pages 87-106
Wound Healing in the Elderly....Pages 107-127
Frailty and Surgery in the Elderly....Pages 129-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Invited Commentary....Pages 137-138
The Demography of Aging and Disability....Pages 139-152
Providing Surgical Care to an Aging Population: Implications for the Surgical Workforce....Pages 153-170
Defining Quality of Care in Geriatric Surgery....Pages 171-178
Ethics in Clinical Practice....Pages 179-188
Teaching Geriatrics to Surgeons....Pages 189-196
Palliative Care and Decision Making at the End of Life....Pages 197-209
Surgery in Centenarians....Pages 211-221
The Effect of Advancing Age on Physician Performance....Pages 223-230
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Invited Commentary....Pages 233-234
Principles of Geriatric Surgery....Pages 235-251
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Geriatric Models of Care....Pages 253-266
Preoperative Evaluation of the Older Surgical Patient....Pages 267-288
Invited Commentary....Pages 289-290
Physiologic Response to Anesthesia in the Elderly....Pages 291-303
Choosing the Best Anesthetic Regimen....Pages 305-319
Acute Postoperative Pain Management in Elderly Patients....Pages 321-341
Drug Usage in Surgical Patients: Preventing Medication-Related Problems....Pages 343-358
Invited Commentary....Pages 359-360
Common Perioperative Complications in Older Patients....Pages 361-376
Management and Outcomes of Intensive Care in the Geriatric Surgical Patient....Pages 377-390
Care of the Injured Elderly....Pages 391-410
Maximizing Postoperative Functional Recovery....Pages 411-416
Front Matter....Pages 417-417
Invited Commentary....Pages 419-420
Surgical Disorders of the Thyroid in the Elderly....Pages 421-437
Parathyroid Disease in the Elderly....Pages 439-453
Adrenal Tumors in Older Persons....Pages 455-467
Benign Breast Disease in Elderly Women and Men....Pages 469-478
Breast Cancer in Elderly Women....Pages 479-492
Diabetes in the Elderly....Pages 493-496
Front Matter....Pages 497-497
Invited Commentary....Pages 499-500
Front Matter....Pages 497-497
Changes in the Oral Cavity with Age....Pages 501-512
Geriatric Ophthalmology....Pages 513-523
Anatomic and Physiologic Changes in the Ears, Nose, and Throat....Pages 525-538
Geriatric Dysphagia....Pages 539-551
Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly....Pages 553-588
Front Matter....Pages 589-589
Invited Commentary....Pages 591-593
Physiologic Changes in Respiratory Function....Pages 595-604
Pulmonary Surgery for Malignant Disease in the Elderly....Pages 605-616
Front Matter....Pages 617-617
Invited Commentary....Pages 619-620
Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Function with Aging....Pages 621-633
Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis in the Elderly....Pages 635-648
Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly....Pages 649-660
Invited Commentary....Pages 661-662
Surgical Treatment of Vascular Occlusive Disease....Pages 663-672
Natural History and Treatment of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly....Pages 673-687
Natural History and Treatment of Aneurysms....Pages 689-705
Front Matter....Pages 707-707
Invited Commentary....Pages 709-709
Age-Related Changes in the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 711-727
Benign Esophageal Diseases in the Elderly....Pages 729-745
Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly....Pages 747-761
Front Matter....Pages 707-707
Benign Diseases of Stomach and Duodenum....Pages 763-779
Gastric Cancer in the Elderly....Pages 781-792
Small Bowel Obstruction in the Elderly....Pages 793-805
Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Elderly....Pages 807-818
Ischemic Disorders of the Large and Small Bowel....Pages 819-835
Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly....Pages 837-855
Diverticulitis and Appendicitis in the Elderly....Pages 857-876
Benign Colorectal Disease....Pages 877-888
Neoplastic Diseases of the Colon and Rectum....Pages 889-905
Abdominal Wall Hernia in the Elderly....Pages 907-925
Front Matter....Pages 927-927
Invited Commentary....Pages 929-929
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Function: Physiologic Changes....Pages 931-943
Benign Disease of the Gallbladder and Pancreas....Pages 945-965
Malignant Diseases of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts....Pages 967-984
Benign and Malignant Neoplasms of the Exocrine Pancreas....Pages 985-1005
Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver....Pages 1007-1019
Front Matter....Pages 1021-1021
Invited Commentary....Pages 1023-1024
Change in Renal Function, Fluids, and Electrolytes....Pages 1025-1037
Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly....Pages 1039-1048
Neoplasms of the Kidney and Bladder....Pages 1049-1068
Front Matter....Pages 1021-1021
Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Prostate....Pages 1069-1082
Benign Gynecologic Disorders in the Older Woman....Pages 1083-1099
Gynecologic Malignancies in the Elderly....Pages 1101-1116
Front Matter....Pages 1117-1117
Invited Commentary....Pages 1119-1120
Effects of Aging on the Nervous System....Pages 1121-1133
Geriatric Neurosurgical Emergencies....Pages 1135-1149
Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Brain....Pages 1151-1164
Spinal Disorders and Nerve Compression Syndromes....Pages 1165-1194
Front Matter....Pages 1195-1195
Invited Commentary....Pages 1197-1199
Age-Related Changes in Bone and Soft Tissue....Pages 1201-1220
Common Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions....Pages 1221-1243
Surgical Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in the Geriatric Population....Pages 1245-1256
Pressure Sores in the Elderly....Pages 1257-1271
Orthopaedic Trauma in the Elderly....Pages 1273-1292
Treatment of Degenerative Joint Diseases....Pages 1293-1315
Front Matter....Pages 1317-1317
Invited Commentary....Pages 1319-1320
Elderly Donors in Transplantation....Pages 1321-1333
Elderly Transplant Recipients....Pages 1335-1350
Back Matter....Pages 1351-1387