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Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly
As the population ages, clinicians are facing an increasing number of elderly patients with colorectal cancer. Disease management in these patients poses a unique challenge as they have more comorbidities and lower functional reserves. In addition, the treatment goals may differ from those in younge...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The normal physiology of ageing
- Screening, diagnosis and investigations for colorectal cancer in the elderly
- Risk stratification for surgery
- Rationalizing and managing comorbidities for the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer
- Surgical considerations prior to surgery Psychosocial considerations prior to surgery
- Prehabilitation
- Transdisciplinary care for elderly surgery patients
- Perioperative nutrition for elderly surgical patients
- Anaesthesia and intraoperative care of elderly surgery patients
- Minimally invasive surgery in elderly patients
- Postoperative care
- Nursing care of elderly surgical patients
- Returning to premorbid function
- Managing urinary and bowel dysfunction after colorectal surgery
- Adjuvant treatment of colorectal cancer for the elderly
- KIV: Alternative medicine in care of elderly with colorectal cancer
- Palliative care for the elderly with colorectal cancer.