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Management of Postoperative Complications: Cardiovascular Disease and Volume Management.
Clin Geriatr Med. 2014 May;30(2):293-301
Authors: Nicholas JA
Abstract
Postoperative cardiovascular complications are common, predictable, and typically treatable in geriatric patients who have sustained fractures. Although intervention-specific data are sparse, observational evidence from high-performing geriatric fracture centers coupled with an understanding of geriatric principles can serve as a basis for treatment guidelines. Many patients can be safely and effectively managed with close attention to intravascular volume status, heart rate control, and minimization of other physiologic stresses, including pain and delirium. Many chronic cardiovascular therapies may be harmful in the immediate postoperative period, and can usually be safely omitted or attenuated until hemodynamic stability and mobility have been restored.
PMID: 24721369 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]