Open AccessPreoperative laboratory testing in elderly patients
Author(s) -
Kyung-Cheon Lee,
Il Ok Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in anesthesiology, with evaluated medline/current opinion in anaesthesiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1080-8078
pISSN - 0952-7907
DOI - 10.1097/aco.0000000000001008
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoalbuminemia , hyponatremia , renal function , serum albumin , albumin , acute kidney injury , surgery
Preoperative testing in elderly patients is performed to examine the patient's current medical condition in the context of evaluating vulnerabilities and predicting postoperative complications to ensure that all functions recover before surgery. This review focused on preoperative laboratory tests in geriatric patients.