Experience with dedicated geriatric surgical consult services: Meeting the need for surgery in the frail elderly

Rosemarie E Hardin1, Thierry Le Jemtel2, Michael E Zenilman11Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USABackground: Surgeons are increasingly faced with consultation for intervention in residents of ger...

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Main Authors: Rosemarie E Hardin, Thierry Le Jemtel, Michael E Zenilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2009-01-01
Series:Clinical Interventions in Aging
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/experience-with-dedicated-geriatric-surgical-consult-services-meeting--peer-reviewed-article-CIA