Rehabilitation Programs for Older Surgical Patients in the Postoperative Period

Abstract

In  recent years, Russia has seen an  increase in  the proportion of  older patients receiving surgical care. In  the majority of cases, an older patient is burdened with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) and geriatric syndromes. To improve the consensus clinical and / or functional outcomes after surgery, rehabilitation measures are required in the postoperative period. In this review, spanning the last 10 years, the value of rehabilitation programs for older and oldest-old patients was assessed. The clinical effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation measures in the postoperative period is analyzed.