Surgical Liason in the Elderly Care

Question 1

What are types of surgery?

Answer 1

1. Elective
   
   1. Surgery that is scheduled in advance
2. Emergency
   
   1. Surgery that is required to deal with an acute threat to life, organ, limb or tissue caused by external trauma, acute disease process, acute exacerbation of a chronic disease process, or complication of a surgical or other interventional procedure.

Question 2

What are the types of delirium?

Answer 2

• Hyperactive
  
  • Move around a lot, hallucinations
• Hypoactive
  
  • In bed do not move much
• Mixed delirium

Question 3

What is the clinical frailty scale?

Answer 3