AUSTIN, Texas—Involving geriatricians in the pre- and postoperative care of older patients undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction can lead to a meaningful improvement in many outcomes, according to new research.
A few years ago, researchers at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, in Charlotte, N.C., identified predictors of increased length of stay (LOS) in patients undergoing AWR. “Unfortunately, we found that most of these factors, including age, were not