Towards Geriatric-surgical co-management for older patients undergoing colorectal surgery in an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programme. KU Leuven
With the ageing of our society, an increasingly ageing population will present to the hospital for surgical indications. Their frequently underlying multidimensional complexity and frailty presents a major challenge for the future, which is reinforced by shortages in healthcare providers with geriatric expertise. This is compelling us to develop new models of care for frail older patients, in which geriatric and non-geriatric teams ...