EC Microbiology

Research Article Volume 17 Issue 2 - 2021

Pre-Operative Management of the Geriatric Patient

Sultan Ghazi 1 *, Sultan Ali Abdullah Almuntashiri 2, Abdulaziz Mashan Ali Almutairi 3, Dalia Fahad Sarhan 4, Abdulrahman Mashan Almutairi 5, Ahmed Ibrahim Alharbi 6, Abdulaziz Faisal Wanes Alrubayyi 7, Abdulelah Abdullah Albaqami 8, Amal Saleh Mohammed Alrashed 9, Sultan Abdullah Albqami 10, Fatimah Hisham Alkhunaizi 11, and Mariam Hussain Alabndi 12

1 Family Medicine Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, Director of Iskan PHC, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2 Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
3 Hera’a General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
4 King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia
5 Khulais General Hospital, Saudi Arabia
6 Medical Rehabilitation Hospital in Al Madina, Saudi Arabia
7 King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia
8 University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia
9 Al Ahssa - Mubarraz Al Yaheya Primary Health Care Center, Saudi Arabia
10 King Abdullah hospital, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
11 Family Resident at Qatif Central Hospital (PHC), Saudi Arabia
12 Mansoura University, Prince Sultan Bin Abdullaziz Hospital, Mulaija, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author:Sultan Ghazi, Family Medicine Consultant, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, Director of Iskan PHC, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Received: December 14, 2020; Published: January 18, 2021



Background: Elderly people require a greater level of perioperative care than their younger counterparts. It is projected that elderly patients need surgical procedure 4 times more than the general population. They are at serious risk of postoperative complications that consequences in a long-term drop in health and a long-term functional decline and standard of living due to lower health ability.

Aim: In this review, we will look into pre-operative risk assessment and pre-operative care of elderly population.

Conclusion: Aging is associated with decreased physiological balance of all organ systems, which dramatically raises the risk of peri- operative complications. Optimized perioperative care includes a multidisciplinary strategy. Postoperative assessment and preven- tion treatments for common elderly conditions should be conducted on a regular basis.

 Keywords: Pre-Operative Elderly Care; Pre-Operative Geriatric Management; Physiological Changes with Aging; Elderly Risk Assess- ment Before Operation

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Sultan Ghazi., et al. “Pre-Operative Management of the Geriatric Patient”. EC Microbiology 17.2 (2021): 109-115.

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