Surgery

Should Your Parent Risk an Anesthesia Disaster or Forego Surgery?

Note: The study referred to here is older because this is an older article. However, the message of the article to use...

A few months ago, a gerontologist told us her story about how she coped as a family caregiver when her father developed...

Note: While more is known now about hospital delirium, there is still not enough done to prevent hospital delirium or quickly treat...

Note: More is known now about the downfalls of surgery on older adults, yet some are still undergoing surgery that leaves them...

Some Seniors Are Prone to Chronic Complaining: If an aging loved one has always been abrasive, complaining may be the only way...

Note: This is an older article so the types of anesthesia have (in some cases) changed. That said, it’s clear that undergoing...