Abstract
As the aged population of the United States grows, more elderly patients will present with surgical disease. This chapter addresses new issues we face with this segment: risk factors, futility of care, DNR orders, and surgery in the nursing home patient.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Problems in General Surgery |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery