Australian hospital calls in the COPS to improve care of older patients

As the world’s population ages, older people are increasingly presenting to the hospital with surgical problems that require assessment and management. Older patients face different challenges than their younger counterparts, including an increased risk of complications, death, and functional decline.1,2 The presence of frailty, cognitive impairment, and multiple comorbidities also contributes to poorer postoperative outcomes […]

Christina M. Norris, MBBS, FRACP, Jugdeep Dhesi, MBChB, PhD, Gregory Keogh, MBBS, FRACS, Philip Crowe, MBBS, DPhil (Oxon), Grad DipHEd, FRCSC, FRACS, Robert Gandy, MBBS, FRACS, Barbara Toson, Jacqueline C.T. Close, MBBS, MD

March 4, 2021