Special Considerations: The Geriatric Patient
Book Chapter · Postoperative Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital
This chapter addresses the unique perioperative challenges associated with caring for geriatric surgical patients. The authors discuss age-related physiologic changes, risk stratification, postoperative complications, and multidisciplinary management strategies essential to optimizing outcomes in older adults. Emphasizing individualized care, vigilance, and systems-based coordination, the chapter provides practical guidance for improving safety and recovery in an increasingly aging surgical population.

