Chapter 13 Diagnosis and Treatment of Nutritional Deficits Concezione Tommasino Most of the seven billion people in this world suffer from malnutrition. Half do not have enough to eat and…

Chapter 3 Comorbidities and Multimorbidity Judith Cohen-Bittan , Hélène Vallet , Lorene Zerah and Jacques Boddaert …no disease suffered by a live man can be known, for every living person…

Chapter 17 Entering the Operating Theater: A Challenging Experience Marina Giampieri , Patrizia Paoloni and Laura Cassetta If you still have fear, you love life. Bangambiki Habyarimana Introduction Anxiety disorders…

Chapter 9 Team-based Discussion on Preoperative Evaluation and Decision-making About Surgery Suzanne Festen , Pauline de Graeff , Joanna A. Ijzerman and Barbara L. van Leeuwen In vain have you…

Chapter 16 The Role of Geriatric Nurses in Preparing the Elderly for Surgery May Karam To accomplish great things, you must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,…

Chapter 18 Safety in the Operating Room: Special Needs of Geriatric Patients Gabriella Bettelli Many principles seem to be very simple, yet it’s violation of simple principles that leads to…

Chapter 2 Preoperative Evaluation from Traditional Consultation to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: A 360° Perspective Gabriella Bettelli The beginning is the most important part of the work. Plato, The Republic Preoperative…

Chapter 8 Preoperative Testing Maurizio Solca Mom, we had blood tests at school today. I think I did pretty good … They gave me A+. Anonymous Introduction The use of…

Chapter 4 Poly-medication and Perioperative Medication Management Gabriella Bettelli We dislike poly-pharmacy as much as it is possible, and we would never exhibit a remedy of any kind unless we…

Chapter 6 Cognitive and Emotional Evaluation Bruno Neuner and Gabriella Bettelli I have Alzheimer’s, but just the same, Kenny Dale Lauer is still my name. Judy Lauer General Overview According…