International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 98-102 , September 2008

Postoperative Care After Geriatric Ambulatory Surgery: Several Specific Considerations

  • Meng-Chi Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Chuan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chien-Chuan Chen, Department of Anesthesia, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan

,Accepted 10 April 2008.

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PII: S1873-9598(08)70045-0

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70045-0

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 98-102 , September 2008

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