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The Elderly Are Getting Complex Surgeries. Often It Doesn’t End Well.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/health/elderly-surgery-complications.html

Complication rates are high among the oldest patients. Now a surgeons’ group will propose standards for hospitals operating on the elderly.

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For more information about the iCAN-ACP project, please contact:

Project Leader: Dr. John You jyou@mcmaster.ca

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This research is funded by Canadian Frailty Network (known previously as Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network, TVN), supported by Government of Canada through Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program.

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