Falls tied to post-op complications in older people

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Falls tied to post-op complications in older people

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of falls older people take before surgery may help predict their health during recovery, says a new study. Researchers found that older people who reported falling during the six months before heart or bowel surgery had more complications than people who reported no falls. "It's one more marker for older adults that lets us see who is going to do poorly after an operation," Dr. Thomas Robinson, the study's lead author, said. Falls are not necessarily the reason people do poorly after surgery, he cautioned. ...

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