Surgery of the elderly in emergency room mode. Is there a place for laparoscopy?
Introduction : An important yet difficult problem is qualification for surgery in elderly patients. With age the risk of comorbidities increases – multi-disease syndrome. Elderly patients suffer from frailty syndrome. Many body functions become impaired. All these factors make the elderly patient a...
Main Authors: | Maciej Michalik, Natalia Dowgiałło-Wnukiewicz, Paweł Lech, Krzysztof Zacharz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2017-03-01
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Series: | Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques |
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Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Surgery-of-the-elderly-in-emergency-room-mode-Is-there-a-place-for-laparoscopy-,42,29699,1,1.html |
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