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Background

Recent guidelines suggest that benzodiazepine premedication should be avoided in elderly patients, though with limited supporting evidence.

Objective

We conducted a secondary analysis of the POSE data to explore the association of premedication in patients aged 80 years or ...

Background

The number of older patients undergoing surgical procedures with anaesthesia care is projected to rise. In order to cope with the increased demand, the expansion of outpatient surgery may play a decisive role. We aim to investigate the characteristics and outcomes of the older out...

Objectives

The aim of this study was to describe the 30-day mortality rate of patients aged 80 years and older undergoing surgical and nonsurgical procedures under anaesthesia in Europe and to identify risk factors associated with mortality.

Design

A prospective cohort study.

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