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Practical insight on perioperative and geriatric medicine, written for GPs, surgeons, patients and families across the Illawarra.
Perioperative medicine
When to refer an older patient for perioperative assessment
Frailty and age alone aren't the trigger — here's what actually signals a patient needs specialist perioperative input before surgery, and how early referral changes outcomes.
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Perioperative medicine
Optimising the frail older patient before surgery
Medication review, undertreated chronic conditions, delirium-risk planning, nutrition and functional reserve — a breakdown of what genuine pre-surgical optimisation looks like.
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Perioperative medicine
What is perioperative medicine — and why it matters for older adults
Perioperative medicine sits between the surgeon and the anaesthetist, managing everything else that affects how an older patient copes with surgery and recovers from it.
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