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2024 POPS meeting
More older people are undergoing surgery, but postoperative outcomes are worse than for younger patients. This case study looks at the Proactive Care of Older People undergoing Surgery (POPS) team at Guy's and St Thomas's.
This event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people in acute and community settings in training roles.
This event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people who have experienced major trauma.
This event is intended for all multidisciplinary healthcare professionals working with older people undergoing elective or emergency surgery.
As the population ages, increasing numbers of older people are presenting for elective and / or emergency surgical intervention. This group is at higher risk of adverse postoperative outcome, likely due to underlying comorbidity and frailty, increasing vulnerability to decompensation after surgery.
This section of the BGS Delirium Hub focuses on managing delirium in specific settings and clinical situations.
The Centre for Perioperative Care, working in collaboration with the British Geriatrics Society, has published guidance for the care of people living with frailty undergoing elective and emergency surgery that encompasses the whole perioperative pathway.
The West Midlands Region Autumn Meeting 2021 was held on 24 September 2021
This position statement sets out the British Geriatrics Society recommendations for assessment of older patients being considered for emergency laparotomy.
Delirium is categorised by a sudden onset of fluctuating altered consciousness with changes to perception and cognitive function.
The Mersey Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 16th June
The Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 27 May 2021
Definitions of a disease typically revolve around finding a pathological process in a part of the body that produces an identifiable combination of symptoms and signs. Which parts of this are true for NPH?
The rate of older people undergoing surgical procedures is increasing faster than the rate of population ageing . Despite this progress, older surgical patients remain at increased risk.
A detailed account of a person’s past medical and surgical history is an essential component of any physical health assessment. This is particularly important in geriatric medicine, given the close relationships between age, comorbidity, frailty and disability.
BGS is supporting a campaign from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and the Centre for Perioperative Care to help people to prepare for surgery and recover more quickly afterwards.
An emergency laparotomy is one of the highest risk surgical procedures performed. Every year across the UK more than 24,000 emergency laparotomies are carried out.