Background: Surgery in geriatric patients constitutes a major but neglected public health
problem. It hence poses a great challenge to surgeons and general practitioners practising …

Background: Operations on patients over 65years of age are increasing steadily in number
and complexity because of increase in number persons living up to 65years and above …

Background. Recent advances in medicine have caused positive impact on the life
expectancy of most countries, resulting in increased older adult population. Aging comes …

The elderly aged 80 years and older represent a rapidly growing proportion of Hong Kong's
population. It was 3.1% in 2007 and has increased to 4.9% in 2017. It is expected to further …

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of geriatric neurosurgical
conditions in the Neurosurgical Department at Khoula Hospital (KH), Muscat, Sultanate of …

Background As the demographic transition occurs across developing countries, an
increasing number of elderly individuals are affected by disasters and conflicts. This study …

Background. Geriatric medicine is an evolving specialty in Africa, and little is known about
mortality among older patients admitted to medical wards. Objectives. To determine mortality …

Age is often a marker for co-morbid illness that may complicate attempts at surgery, hence
careful preoperative assessment and vigorous treatment of the pre-operative medical …

Background: Nowadays, Thailand has developed effectiveness health care system,
Population's mean age has been increased. Buriram hospital has raised health service in …

Background There has been an increase in the number of individuals aged≥ 60 years in
Tanzania and in sub Saharan Africa in general due to improved survival. However, data is …