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Chapter 26 - Geriatric Anesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2023

By
Zhuo Sun  and
Anterpreet Dua
Edited by
Alan David Kaye  and
Richard D. Urman
Alan David Kaye
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Richard D. Urman
Affiliation:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
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Summary

The World Health Organization predicts that the number of people aged 60 years and over will grow to an estimated 1.2 billion by 2025 and to 2 billion by 2050. In parallel, the number of both elective and emergent surgeries on elderly people also will increase. It is of key importance that anesthesiologists understand the fundamental characteristics of physiology, anatomy, and pharmacology associated with aging, as well as have the ability to optimize care to improve outcomes in this population.

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Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology , pp. 411 - 422
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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Andres, TM, McGrane, T, McEvoy, MD, Allen, BFS. Geriatric pharmacology: an update. Anesthesiol Clin. 2019;37(3):475–92.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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Khan, KT, Hemati, K, Donovan, AL. Geriatric physiology and the frailty syndrome. Anesthesiol Clin. 2019;37(3):453–74.Google Scholar
Lim, BG, Lee, IO. Anesthetic management of geriatric patients. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020;73(1):8–29.Google Scholar
Mohanty, S, Rosenthal, RA, Russell, MM, Neuman, MD, Ko, CY, Esnaola, NF. Optimal perioperative management of the geriatric patient: a best practices guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Coll Surg. 2016;222(5):930–47.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ryan-Barnett, S. Elderly patients. In: Miller, RD, Pardo, MC Jr, eds. Basics of Anesthesia, 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2011, pp. 568–79.Google Scholar

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