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Although patients aged 65 and over represent about 13% of the US population, they account for 40% of those undergoing surgical procedures in American hospitals. Due to the increased likelihood of comorbidities, older patients also represent a higher rate of postoperative complications that influence morbidity and mortality following major surgery. These problems have led to the development of several geriatric models of care across all health care settings. This chapter provides a brief overview of complications that are more frequently found in older patients, care delivery issues that are addressed by geriatric models of care, and a description of the most commonly employed hospital models.
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Capezuti, E.A., Ursomanno, P., Boltz, M., Kim, H. (2011). Geriatric Models of Care. In: Katlic, M. (eds) Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0892-6_4
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