ABSTRACT
The.geriatric.patient.who.requires.surgical.treatment.presents.a.number.of.problems.not.encountered.in.younger.patients,.the.majority.of.which.are.the.result.of.the.changes.that.occur.with.aging. or.with.poor.nutrition..Surgical.morbidity,.postoperative.healing,.and.the.patient’s.return.to.function. may.be.improved.through.the.application.of.knowledge.of.the.physical,.metabolic,.and.endocrine. changes.associated.with.aging,.as.well.as.of.the.nutritional.deficiencies.common.among.this.cohort. of.patients.[1].
