2021
Preoperative evaluation of geriatric patients undergoing liver transplantation
Akhtar S. Preoperative evaluation of geriatric patients undergoing liver transplantation. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2021, 35: 96-104. PMID: 34878418, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplantationNonalcoholic steatohepatitisGeriatric patientsElderly patientsPreoperative evaluationIncidence of NASHAge-related physiological changesPercent of patientsHepatitis C virusPortopulmonary hypertensionCirrhotic cardiomyopathyHepatopulmonary syndromeMultiple comorbiditiesPulmonary evaluationMetabolic syndromeFrailty evaluationPractice advisoryHepatocellular carcinomaPatientsTransplantationSyndromePhysiological changesHypertensionComorbiditiesSteatohepatitis
2012
Vascular Surgery: Endovascular and Major Vascular Surgery
Akhtar S. Vascular Surgery: Endovascular and Major Vascular Surgery. 2012, 235-253. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3888-5_16.ChaptersElderly patientsVascular surgeryAdverse eventsPerioperative managementMajor vascular surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsComplex medical historyElderly patient presentingHigh-risk procedureNoncardiac surgerySignificant comorbiditiesCardiac eventsPreoperative evaluationPatient presentingMedical historyVascular proceduresSurgeryPatientsHealthy counterpartsSignificant proportionSame age cohortAge cohortsRiskComorbiditiesEndovascular