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Many older adults must undergo surgery after a traumatic injury. The nurse must consider many factors that complicate surgical procedures in the older adult, including comorbidities, decreased physiological reserve, and a more limited functional capacity. It is often the nurse who must compile the whole of the patient information and ensure review by the attending surgeon prior to a procedure. Of course, emergent situations will differ.
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Katrancha, E.D. (2018). Perioperative Nursing Considerations. In: Rodriguez, A., Barraco, R., Ivatury, R. (eds) Geriatric Trauma and Acute Care Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57403-5_54
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