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Geriatric Surgery
Manage episode 426810971 series 2774244
According to the Administration for Community Living, the population of Americans aged 85 and older is projected to more than double from 6.6 million in 2019 to 14.4 million in 2040. On this episode of Butts & Guts, Dr. Mark Horattas, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, and Kelly Bahr, RN, Geriatric Surgery Coordinator in the Department of General Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, join Dr. Steele to discuss how surgical care evolves as we age. Listen to hear more about how older individuals and their families can address potential risk factors before surgery and how care teams can advocate for this vulnerable patient population from pre-op to recovery.
170 episodes
Manage episode 426810971 series 2774244
According to the Administration for Community Living, the population of Americans aged 85 and older is projected to more than double from 6.6 million in 2019 to 14.4 million in 2040. On this episode of Butts & Guts, Dr. Mark Horattas, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, and Kelly Bahr, RN, Geriatric Surgery Coordinator in the Department of General Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, join Dr. Steele to discuss how surgical care evolves as we age. Listen to hear more about how older individuals and their families can address potential risk factors before surgery and how care teams can advocate for this vulnerable patient population from pre-op to recovery.
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