Hospital discharge of elderly patients after surgery: fast-track recovery versus the need for convalescence

J Visc Surg. 2014 Apr;151(2):89-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2014.01.006. Epub 2014 Mar 4.

Author

A F Bouras¹

Affiliation

¹ Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, centre hospitalier Germon-et-Gauthier, rue Delbecque, BP 10809, 62408 Béthune cedex, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24618366
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2014.01.006

No abstract available

Keywords: Aging population; Convalescence; Disability; Duration of hospitalization; Elderly patients; Surgery.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aged
Convalescence*
Early Ambulation*
France
Humans
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data*
Surgical Procedures, Operative*