TY - GEN AU - Rosborough,Donna TI - Cardiac surgery in elderly patients: strategies to optimize outcomes SN - 0279-5442 PY - 2006///1201 KW - Age Factors KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Boston KW - epidemiology KW - Cardiac Surgical Procedures KW - adverse effects KW - Critical Care KW - methods KW - Critical Pathways KW - Female KW - Geriatric Assessment KW - Hospital Mortality KW - Humans KW - Length of Stay KW - statistics & numerical data KW - Male KW - Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures KW - nursing KW - Monitoring, Physiologic KW - Nurse's Role KW - Nursing Assessment KW - Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care KW - organization & administration KW - Patient Discharge KW - Patient Education as Topic KW - Perioperative Care KW - Reoperation KW - Risk Factors KW - Total Quality Management N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article; Review ER -