THE MEANING OF PREOPERATIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

• Main Authors: Simone Domingues Garcia (Author), Mara Lucia Garanhani (Author), Cibele Cristina Tramontini (Author), Marli Terezinha Oliveira Vannuchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179769210257 Aim: to identify the significance of perioperative care for elderly patients. Method: qualitative anddescriptive research held with nine elderly patients of both genres in a university hospital in northern Paraná. Data were collected through semistructured in...