The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological Age
<span>In the last fifty years, there has been a great improvement in social and health conditions. This have led to a significant increase in human lifespan as never seen before. In Italy, older persons are the fastest growing sector of society, mainly due to scientific progress but also to a...
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| description | <span>In the last fifty years, there has been a great improvement in social and health conditions. This have led to a significant increase in human lifespan as never seen before. In Italy, older persons are the fastest growing sector of society, mainly due to scientific progress but also to a decrease in the natality rate. According to the latest WHO data published in 2018, life expectancy in Italy is 80.5 for </span><span>males</span><span> and 84.9 for females, with a total life expectancy of 82.9 [...]</span> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b7836f2ec9041e7846d23fa9d3d1df72022-12-22T03:05:42ZengMDPI AGGeriatrics2308-34172020-02-01511210.3390/geriatrics5010012geriatrics5010012The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological AgeVirginia Boccardi0Luigi Marano1Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Piazzale Gambuli 1, 06132 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy<span>In the last fifty years, there has been a great improvement in social and health conditions. This have led to a significant increase in human lifespan as never seen before. In Italy, older persons are the fastest growing sector of society, mainly due to scientific progress but also to a decrease in the natality rate. According to the latest WHO data published in 2018, life expectancy in Italy is 80.5 for </span><span>males</span><span> and 84.9 for females, with a total life expectancy of 82.9 [...]</span>https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/5/1/12ageingchallengesurgeryfrailty |
| spellingShingle | Virginia Boccardi Luigi Marano The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological Age Geriatrics ageing challenge surgery frailty |
| title | The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological Age |
| title_full | The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological Age |
| title_fullStr | The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological Age |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological Age |
| title_short | The Geriatric Surgery: The Importance of Frailty Identification Beyond Chronological Age |
| title_sort | geriatric surgery the importance of frailty identification beyond chronological age |
| topic | ageing challenge surgery frailty |
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