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According to estimates, 50% of older Americans will have an operation when older than 65 years. Older patients often have multiple conditions that limit their functional capacity and recovery and increase the risk of death. This is why Perioperative Management is such an important topic in current geriatric medicine. This new issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Amir Jaffer, explores such topics as Perioperative Cardiac Complications, Perioperative Management of Hip Fracture, and Perioperative Anemia.