Home Healthcare‐enabled Smart Homes Ubiquitous Homes The elderly as technology users Example: healthcare‐enabled Smart Home for an aged resident Challenges Conclusions References CHAPTER 109: Modern use of biomarkers in geriatric medicine Introduction Comprehensive geriatric assessment Dementia Frailty Sarcopenia Intrinsic capacity Concluding remarks References SECTION III: Dermatology CHAPTER 110: Geriatric dermatology Introduction Inflammatory dermatoses Infectious dermatoses Neoplastic dermatology Conclusion References CHAPTER 111: Pressure injuries Clinical staging of pressure injuries Measuring pressure injury healing Risk factors Risk assessment Prevention of pressure injuries Treatment of pressure injuries Diagnosing infection in chronic wounds Non‐healable pressure injuries and skin failure References SECTION IV: Surgical Themes CHAPTER 112: Perioperative medical assessment of older adults Shifting demographics create more need Physiology of ageing and frailty Essentials of preoperative assessment Framework for organizing complexities What matters most Postoperative management Care after the hospital Conclusion References CHAPTER 113: Anaesthesia Introduction Outcome of surgery and anaesthesia in the elderly Cardiovascular morbidity associated with surgery and anaesthesia Respiratory morbidity associated with surgery and anaesthesia Central nervous system morbidity associated with surgery and anaesthesia Postoperative confusion Postoperative stroke Renal morbidity associated with surgery and anaesthesia Perioperative hypothermia Preoperative assessment Pain assessment and management in the elderly Ethical considerations for perioperative care of the elderly Strategy to reduce postoperative morbidity and mortality in the elderly Conclusion References SECTION V: Ageing Themes and Ethical Issues CHAPTER 114: Health issues in the ageing woman Cancer Menopause Acknowledgements References CHAPTER 115: Antiageing strategies Introduction The demographic revolution What is antiageing medicine? Can death be delayed? Can the course of disability and functional dependence be reversed? Can disability and functional dependence be delayed? Mechanisms and evidence from biogerontological research Ethical issues Conclusion References
