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Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Cell and Molecular Aging
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    Chapter 2 Demography of Aging; Comparative, Differential, and Successful Aging; Geriatric Assessment
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    Chapter 3 Cancer, Carcinogenesis, and Aging
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    Chapter 4 Effects of Aging on Immune Function
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    Chapter 5 Nutrition, Metabolism, and Wound Healing in the Elderly
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    Chapter 6 Principles of Geriatric Surgery
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    Chapter 7 Aging of America: Implications for the Surgical Workforce
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    Chapter 8 Should Surgery Be Rationed for the Elderly on Cost-Effectiveness Grounds?
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    Chapter 9 Interacting with the Elderly Patient, Family, and Referring Physicians
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    Chapter 10 Preoperative Evaluation of the Elderly Surgical Patient
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    Chapter 11 Anesthetic Considerations for Geriatric Surgery
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    Chapter 12 Pain Management
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    Chapter 13 Drug Usage in Elderly Persons
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    Chapter 14 Postoperative Outcome and Rehabilitation
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    Chapter 15 Ethics in Clinical Practice
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    Chapter 16 Surgery in the Frail Elderly: Nursing Home Patients
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    Chapter 17 Surgery in Centenarians
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    Chapter 18 Critical Care
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    Chapter 19 Care of the Injured Elderly
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    Chapter 20 Endocrinology and Aging
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    Chapter 21 Surgical Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
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    Chapter 22 Neoplasms of the Adrenal and Endocrine Pancreas in the Elderly
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    Chapter 23 Physiologic Changes and Benign Perimenopausal Breast Disease
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    Chapter 24 Breast Cancer in Elderly Women
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    Chapter 25 Pathogenesis and Surgical Management of Common Geriatric Ophthalmic Disorders
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    Chapter 26 Physiologic Changes in the Ears, Nose, and Throat
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    Chapter 27 Head and Neck Cancer in the Elderly
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    Chapter 28 Physiologic Changes in Respiratory Function
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    Chapter 29 Pulmonary Malignancies: Pathophysiology and Treatment
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    Chapter 30 Physiologic Changes in Cardiac Function with Aging
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    Chapter 31 Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis in the Elderly
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    Chapter 32 Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly
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    Chapter 33 Surgical Treatment of Occlusive Vascular Disease in the Elderly
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    Chapter 34 Natural History and Treatment of Aneurysms
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    Chapter 35 Natural History and Treatment of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly
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    Chapter 36 Age-Related Physiologic Changes in the Gastrointestinal Tract
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    Chapter 37 Benign Esophageal Disease in the Elderly
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    Chapter 38 Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly
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    Chapter 39 Pathophysiology and Treatment of Benign Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum
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    Chapter 40 Small Bowel Obstruction in the Elderly
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    Chapter 41 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Elderly
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    Chapter 42 Ischemic Disorders of the Large and Small Bowel
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    Chapter 43 Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly
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    Chapter 44 Diverticulitis and Appendicitis in the Elderly
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    Chapter 45 Benign Colorectal Disease
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    Chapter 46 Neoplastic Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
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    Chapter 47 Abdominal Wall Hernia in the Elderly
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    Chapter 48 Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Function: Physiologic Changes
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    Chapter 49 Gallstone Disease in the Elderly
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    Chapter 50 Malignant Diseases of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts
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    Chapter 51 Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver
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    Chapter 52 Pancreatitis in the Elderly
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    Chapter 53 Pancreatic Tumors: Pathophysiology and Treatment
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    Chapter 54 Renal Function and Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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    Chapter 55 Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly
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    Chapter 56 Renal and Bladder Neoplasms in the Elderly
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    Chapter 57 Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Prostate
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    Chapter 58 Benign Gynecologic Disorders in the Elderly
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    Chapter 59 Gynecologic Malignancies in the Elderly
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    Chapter 60 Physiologic Changes in Soft Tissue and Bone as a Function of Age
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    Chapter 61 Common Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
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    Chapter 62 Orthopedic Injuries
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    Chapter 63 Joint Replacement in the Elderly Patient
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    Chapter 64 Effects of Aging on the Human Nervous System
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    Chapter 65 Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Brain
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    Chapter 66 Spinal Disorders and Nerve Compression Syndromes
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    Chapter 67 Selection of Elderly Patients for Transplantation
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    Chapter 68 Transplantation in Elderly Patients
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    Chapter 69 Physiology of Laparoscopic Surgery
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    Chapter 70 Outcomes of Minimal Access versus Open Surgical Procedures in the Elderly
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Title
Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery
Published by
Springer New York, June 2013
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4757-3432-4
ISBNs
978-1-4757-3434-8, 978-1-4757-3432-4
Editors

Rosenthal, Ronnie A., Zenilman, Michael E., Katlic, Mark R.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 6 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 2 33%
Student > Postgraduate 1 17%
Student > Master 1 17%
Unknown 2 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 2 33%
Sports and Recreations 1 17%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 17%
Unknown 2 33%