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Preoperative preparation of geriatric patients

Janković Radmilo (Department for Anesthesia and resuscitation, Clinic for vascular surgery, Clinical Center Niš, School of Medicine, Niš)
Bogićević Angelina (Department for Anesthesia and resuscitation, Clinic for vascular surgery, Clinical Center Niš, School of Medicine, Niš)
Stošić Biljana (Department for Anesthesia and resuscitation, Clinic for general surgery, Clinical Center Niš, School of Medicine, Niš)
Pavlović Anica (Department for Anesthesia and resuscitation, Clinic for vascular surgery, Clinical Center Niš, School of Medicine, Niš)
Petrović Anita (Department for Anesthesia and resuscitation, Clinic for vascular surgery, Clinical Center Niš, School of Medicine, Niš)
Marković Dejan (Clinic for Cardiovascular surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade)
Vučetić Čedomir (Clinic for Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, Belgrade)

There is a continuous increase in the proportion of elderly patients undergoing surgical procedures. This review will concentrate on selected topics related to elderly care that represent current unresolved and relevant issues for the care of the elderly surgical patient including: aging related organ dysfunction, perioperative risk assessment of geriatrics patient, preoperative optimization and pharmacological support of elderly patient. Additionally, age as a clear risk factor for postoperative cognitive dysfunction is also discussed.

Keywords: elderly patients, surgery, risk assessment, cognitive dysfunction