Table of contents (30 chapters)
Front Matter
Pages i-xi
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Background
Front Matter
Pages 1-1
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The Epidemiology of Aging in Surgical Settings
Alfredo Matano, Angela Annecchiarico, Carlo Manzi, Gina Varricchio, Mario Virgilio Papa, Joanna Polom et al.
Pages 3-17
Implications of Population Aging for Societies and Governments
Erica Eugeni, Maria Roberta De Blasiis, Chiara De Marchi, Francesco Enrichens, Elisa Guglielmi, Enrico Coscioni et al.
Pages 19-27
The Impact of Aging Population on General Surgical Workforce Needs
Giovanni Aprea, Marianna Capuano, Giuseppe Palomba
Pages 29-38
Aging Trajectories and Phenotypes
Liliana Mazza
Pages 39-48
Understanding Aging, Frailty, and Resilience
Carmelinda Ruggiero
Pages 49-66
Surgical Risk Assessment: From Chronological Age to Frailty Status
Gianmario Edoardo Poto, Francesco Antonio Ciarleglio, Silvia Malerba, Alice Bombino, Daniele Fusario, Benito Sepe et al.
Pages 67-77
Integrating Geriatrics Principles into Surgical Care Setting: A “Surgery for Frails” Novel Model
Virginia Boccardi, Sergii Girnyi, Tomasz Cwalinski, Karol Polom, Patrizia Mecocci, Luigi Marano
Pages 79-92
The Role of a Multidisciplinary Team for Shared Strategies in Gerosurgery
Francesco Paolo Prete, Angela Gurrado, Silvia Malerba, Mario Testini
Pages 93-108
Pre-operative Management
Front Matter
Pages 109-109
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Multidimensional Prognostic Index in Surgery: A Clinical Perspective
Luisa Solimando, Wanda Morganti, Nicola Veronese, Mario Barbagallo, Alberto Pilotto
Pages 111-126
Decision Making of Surgical Strategy in Older and/or Frail Persons
Carlo Vallicelli, Bruno Amato, Nicola Avenia, Stefania Brozzetti, Paolo Carcoforo, Alessandro Coppola et al.
Pages 127-150
The Nurse: Perioperative Care and Management
Luca Cordelio Dimonte Camicia, Alessia Barcaroli, Dalila Carioti
Pages 151-163
The Nutritionist: Malnutrition Risk Assessment and Management
Ilenia Grandone
Pages 165-174
The Importance of Hydration and Nutritional Support
Massimiliano Cavallo
Pages 175-179
The Geriatrician: From Patient-Centered Perioperative Care to Geriatric Syndromes Management
Arianna Sala, Caterina Trevisan, Amedeo Zurlo, Stefano Volpato
Pages 181-196
Open Surgery: What, Why, When, and Whom
Andrea Polistena, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Roberto Cirocchi, Stefano Avenia, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Francesca Duro et al.
Pages 197-209
Minimally Invasive Surgery Choice: What, Why, When, and Whom
Paolo Sapienza, Daniele Crocetti, Giovanni Docimo, Michelangelo Miccini, Immacolata Iannone, Alessandro Puzziello et al.
Pages 211-217
Geriatric Trauma
Camilla Cremonini, Dario Tartaglia, Serena Musetti, Chiara Ranucci, Silvia Strambi, Stefano Avenia et al.
Pages 219-231
Post-operative Management
Front Matter
Pages 233-233
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Pain Assessment and Management
Lucia Muraca, Pietro Maglio
Pages 235-247
Postoperative Delirium
Teodosio Pafundi, Ilaria Martis, Andrea Fabbo
Pages 249-261
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Mariagiovanna Cozza
Pages 263-285
Postoperative Stress, Metabolism, and Catabolism
Riccardo Calvani, Anna Picca, Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Matteo Tosato, Emanuele Marzetti
Pages 287-308
Nutritional Support and Recovery: Lesson Learned from ERAS
Carolina Francesca Bolli
Pages 309-319
The Physiotherapist: The Importance of Early Functional Recovery
Felice Picariello, Maria Marella Carbone, Luca Barni, Manuel González Sánchez, Alejandro Galán-Mercant, Patricia Froes Meyer
Pages 321-349
Early Identification of Post-Demission Setting
Antonietta Castiello
Pages 351-362
Continuity of Care: A Multidimensional Vision for the Frail Patient
Alberto Castagna, Giuseppe Sena, Giuseppe Gallelli, Carmen Ruberto, Anna Maria Condito, Giovanni Ruotolo
Pages 363-370
Continuity of Care: Territory and General Practitioner
Alessandro Brunini, Luigi Maria Bracchitta, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Jacopo Demurtas
Pages 371-381
Shared Decision-Making at the End of Life
Simone Cernesi, Victoria Hewitt, Mathieu Jackson, Maria Stella Padula, Francesca Rossi, Ilaria Rossiello
Pages 383-395
Living with Frailty: Psychological Stress and Support for Emotional Tension
Patrick Bini
Pages 397-406
Informed Consent Challenges in Frail Surgical Patients
Alessandro Feola, Antonietta Porzio, Mariavictoria De Simone, Omero Pinto, Graziamaria Corbi, Carlo Pietro Campobasso
Pages 407-422
Bioethical Issues in Gerosurgery
Giampaolo Ghilardi, Francesco De Micco, Laura Leondina Campanozzi
Pages 423-434
