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Geriatric Syndromes

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Older adults are the fastest growing segment in the USA. This aging segment of our population brings a significant number of older adults with multiple comorbidities. Older adults aged 65 and older represent approximately 15% of the total US population and they account for 36% of hospital admissions. They are responsible for approximately 44% of hospital charges [1]. This context has created a need for geriatrics expertise and new challenges for clinicians, hospitals, and health care organizations. Older adults in the USA undergo 20% of all surgical procedures while making up of 15% of the total US population; hence, these statistics suggest how relevant it is to understand the needs of older adults in the perioperative period. It is estimated that by 2030, about 20% of Americans will be older than 65. Twenty-one percent of those over the age of 60 will undergo surgery and anesthesia, as compared with only 12% of those aged 45 to 60 years. These estimates emphasize the importance of identifying and screening geriatric syndromes to lower perioperative complications in older adults [7].

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  1. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    J. Macias

  2. University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

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  1. Surgical Service, Yale University School of Medicine VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Ronnie A. Rosenthal

  2. SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, National Capital Region Johns Hopkins Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Michael E. Zenilman

  3. Center for Geriatric Surgery, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Mark R. Katlic

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  1. Department of Surgery, Center for Geriatric Surgery, Sinai Hospital and Northwest Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Mark R. Katlic

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Macias, J., Malone, M. (2017). Geriatric Syndromes. In: Rosenthal, R., Zenilman, M., Katlic, M. (eds) Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20317-1_5-1

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