Complex surgeries on the elderly often result in poor outcomes, but a surgeons group believes this can be improved.
Complex surgeries on the elderly often result in poor outcomes, but a surgeons group believes this can be improved. If you have elderly parents who may be frail, the idea of a complex surgery should have you concerned. While surgeons often suggest that surgery may be needed to prolong the life of an older person, most of these surgeries result in poor outcomes, and worse, unneeded suffering for both the person who had the procedures and their families. For too long, our health system has emphasized the quantity of life over the quality of life. Too many of our elderly
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