Posters for 2026 POPS (Perioperative Care of Older People Undergoing Surgery) Meeting

Introduction As the incidence of cancer in adults aged ≥65 years continues to rise, so does the complexity of management. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)-led interventions have demonstrated a reduction in treatment-related complications and unplanned hospital admissions, support appropriate treatment decision-making and improve quality of life. We evaluated the implementation of CGA through a new Oncogeriatric clinic in optimising older adults undergoing assessment for surgery and/or chemotherapy with colorectal or hepatobiliary malignancy. Methods We conducted a retrospective audit

Boosting Advance Care Planning for Elderly Surgical Patients: Filtering out errors Introduction: The ReSPECT form documents a patient’s preferences regarding care, religious wishes, preferred place of care/death and the ceiling of care within hospital settings. Although clinical recommendations often align with patient preferences, only around half of ReSPECT plans accurately record these personal wishes. Our goal was to improve compliance and quality in documenting ReSPECT forms for elderly patients admitted to general surgery at Bradford Royal Infirmary, which would lead to better patient

Frailty is known to increase rate of post-operative complications, acquired geriatric syndromes, mortality and loss of independence. Despite this, almost three-quarters of UK hospitals are not routinely screening surgical patients >60 years for frailty. At Whipps Cross Hospital, we established a perioperative frailty MDT for urological patients in May 2021. Our project reviews the outcomes of this MDT over the past 5 years Method MDT and urological notes were retrospectively reviewed for all patients discussed in the frailty MDT from May 2021 - April 2026. Data on the MDT outcomes, actual

Introduction Hip fracture carries substantial early mortality risk in older adults, with reported 30-day mortality of 5–10%. Malnutrition is common in this population and biologically plausible as a contributor to adverse outcomes, yet whether it independently predicts short-term mortality — beyond age, sex, anaesthetic risk, and cognitive status — remains uncertain. This study aimed to determine whether admission nutrition risk, assessed using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), independently predicts 28-day mortality following hip fracture. Methods Retrospective cohort study of