12 research outputs found

    Oncogeriatrics (part 6.). The usefulness of routine preoperative investigations in the qualification of an older patient for elective surgery

    Get PDF
    Medical history, physical examination and a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment remain the most important elements in preparing an older patient for surgery, to determine the number of preoperative additional tests, and remain the strongest predictors of postoperative outcome. The additional 40-60 minutes devoted to its implementation at the time of qualifi颅cation for surgery, is well worth the chance to significantly reduce the risk of complications in the postoperative period. The patient鈥檚 chronological age alone is not a criterion for the type and number of additional tests. Routine biochemical blood serum tests (with the exceptions of haemoglobin, creatinine, albumin and HbA1c in diabetic patients) and other preoperative static investigations have not been shown to affect the risk of postoperative complications, no more so in the older population. It is also misleading to believe that a large number of preoperative tests will protect the attending physician from legal liability.Medical history, physical examination and a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment remain the most important elements in聽preparing an older patient for surgery, to determine the number of preoperative additional tests, and remain the strongest聽predictors of postoperative outcome. The additional 40-60 minutes devoted to its implementation at the time of qualification聽for surgery, is well worth the chance to significantly reduce the risk of complications in the postoperative period.聽The patient鈥檚 chronological age alone is not a criterion for the type and number of additional tests. Routine biochemical聽blood serum tests (with the exceptions of haemoglobin, creatinine, albumin and HbA1c in diabetic patients) and other聽preoperative static investigations have not been shown to affect the risk of postoperative complications, no more so in聽the older population. It is also misleading to believe that a large number of preoperative tests will protect the attending聽physician from legal liability

    Design, synthesis and anticonvulsant-analgesic activity of new N-[(phenoxy)alkyl]- and N-[(phenoxy)ethoxyethyl]aminoalkanols

    No full text
    New aminoalkanols have been synthesized and evaluated for their anticonvulsant activity in maximal electroshock (MES), maximal electroshock seizure threshold (MEST) and pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) tests, and show promising activity.</p
    corecore