This book is designed to present a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to all aspects of geriatric surgery within the broad confines of surgery in geriatrics including general surgery, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, cardiac surgery, surgical oncology, hepatobiliary and transplant surgery, plastic, colorectal, orthopedic, gynecologic, and urologic surgery. The text is split into four parts. The first part is organized under general considerations on the geriatric surgical patient and includes current trends in geriatric surgery, and a number of important general issues such as practical approaches to reversal of bleeding/anticoagulation, role of anesthetic concerns in advanced age, frailty index and measurements of physiological reserves, nutritional support in the elderly, quality of life in the elderly, drug use, and family involvement. Part two of the book focuses on surgery specific system-based problems in geriatric surgical patients. The third part addresses many other important aspects of geriatric surgery including palliative and end of life care for the elderly, religious issues and the elderly care surgery, elderly with mental health issues, and nursing care of elderly patients. The fourth and final part describes the need for geriatric surgical care education and the components that are essential for the curriculum of current and future generations of students. 
Written by experts in the field, Surgical Decision Making in Geriatrics addresses patient selection, pre-operative considerations, technical conduct of the most common operations, and avoiding complications. 

Decision Making in Geriatric Surgery: More Surgery or Less Surgery?

Is There Room for Common Sense in Surgical Decision-Making?
Emergency Medicine Department Management of the Elderly
Cardiovascular Comorbidities in the Elderly Undergoing Surgery
Reversal of Oral Anticoagulants in the Elderly
Frailty Assessment as Measurement of Physiologic Reserves in the Elderly
Anesthetic Concerns in the Elderly
Nutrition Support in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgery
Neurosurgery in the Elderly
Caring for the Geriatrics Trauma Patient: The Challenges and the Opportunities
ENT Surgery in the Elderly
Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly
Cardiac Surgery in the Elderly
Surgical Decisions in Breast Cancer in the Elderly
Emergency General Surgery in the Elderly
Inguinal Hernia Repair in the Elderly
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in the Elderly: Techniques, Outcomes, and Pitfalls
Bariatric Surgery in the Elderly
Vascular Surgery in the Elderly
Operative Surgical Oncology inthe Elderly: Epidemiology, Opportunity, Outcome, and Ethical Issues
Colorectal Surgery in the Elderly
Liver Transplant Surgery in the Elderly
Renal Transplantation in the Elderly
Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery in the Elderly
Plastic Surgery in the Elderly
Drug Use in Elderly During Surgery: They Were Youngsters Once
Urologic Surgery in the Elderly
Gynecologic Surgery in the Elderly
Postoperative Quality of Life in the Elderly
Surgical Decision Making in the Elderly with Serious Surgical Illness: The Role of Palliative Care
Family Involvement: What Does a Loved One Want at the End-of-Life?
Spiritual and Religious Considerations in the Care of the Elderly
Perioperative Care in the Elderly with Mental Health Issues
How Do We Teach Medical Students to Care for the Elderly.<p></p>