Proactive care of older people undergoing surgery ('POPS'): Designing, embedding, evaluating and funding a comprehensive geriatric assessment service for older elective surgical patients

Harari, Danielle; Hopper, A.; Dhesi, Jugdeep; Babic-Illman, G.; Lockwood, Liane; Martin, F.

doi:10.1093/ageing/afl163

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Proactive care of older people undergoing surgery ('POPS'): Designing, embedding, evaluating and funding a comprehensive geriatric assessment service for older elective surgical patients

Published in Age and Ageing • Jan 25, 2007

Authors:

Danielle Harari

A. Hopper

Jugdeep Dhesi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: older people undergoing elective surgery have significant post-operative problems prolonging hospitalisation. OBJECTIVE: to design, embed, and evaluate an evidence-based comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) service for at-risk older patients undergoing elective surgery. SETTING: urba...

Subject

Medicine

Older people

Elective surgery

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