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Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery Third Edition

Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery

Ronnie A. Rosenthal Michael E. Zenilman • Mark R. Katlic Editors

Principles and Practice of Geriatric Surgery Third Edition

With 261 Figures and 155 Tables

Editors Ronnie A. Rosenthal VA Connecticut Health Care System Yale University School of Medicine West Haven, CT, USA

Michael E. Zenilman Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Surgery New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Brooklyn, NY, USA

Mark R. Katlic Department of Surgery Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery Sinai Hospital Baltimore, MD, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-47770-1 ISBN 978-3-319-47771-8 (eBook) ISBN 978-3-319-47866-1 (print and electronic bundle) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47771-8 1st edition: © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2001 2nd edition: © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 3rd edition: © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Dedicated to our children and grandchildren, who will not only be taking care of us, but will lead the charge in improving the care of the next generation of vulnerable older adults across the healthcare continuum.

Preface to the Third Edition

In 2012 the first baby boomer turned 65, and now every day 10,000 people in the United States turn 65. By the end of the current decade, one in five people will be over age 65, and by 2050, there will be nearly 20 million over age 85. As we know, many of the diseases that surgeons treat, such as cancer, cardiac diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders, are diseases of aging. All of us, except perhaps our pediatric surgery colleagues, are seeing more and more, older and older pati