Perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS) services are gaining
traction, in acknowledgment of the poorer outcomes experienced by older surgical patients …

Background The international scale and spread of evidence-based perioperative medicine
for older people undergoing surgery (POPS) services has not yet been fully realised …

Abstract Background The Perioperative care for Older People undergoing Surgery (POPS)
service model is increasingly being implemented across care providers in the English and …

Methods A mixed methods quality improvement programme was used and included
stakeholder co-design, identification of core components, definition of mechanisms for …

Increasing numbers of older people are undergoing surgery with benefits including symptom
relief and extended longevity. Despite these benefits, older people are more likely than …

The increasing age and subsequent medical complexity of patients presenting for surgery
grants the opportunity to examine the processes and delivery of peri‐operative care. There …

Introduction: national reports have highlighted deficiencies in care provided to older surgical
patients and suggested a role for innovative, collaborative, inter-specialty models of care …

Introduction national reports highlight deficiencies in the care of older patients undergoing
surgery. A 2013 survey showed less than a third of NHS trusts had geriatrician-led …

In the developed world, the majority of surgery is now undertaken on older patients. 1 This is
not surprising given the association between aging and pathologies that require surgery …

Context With an ageing population, there is an increased demand on public health services
and on long-term-care facilities. It is not uncommon for frail and elderly patients to spend …