Geriatric Anesthesiology

Geriatric Anesthesiology edited by J. G. Reves, Sheila Ryan Barnett, Julie R. McSwain, G. Alec Rooke.

Surgical and anesthetic techniques have evolved to allow a growing number of older adults to undergo surgery, and current estimates are that 50% of Americans over the age of 65 years old will have an operation. However, as the knowledge regarding perioperative care of the elderly surgical patient gr...

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Other Authors: Reves, J. G. (Editor), Barnett, Sheila Ryan (Editor), McSwain, Julie R. (Editor), Rooke, G. Alec (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:3rd ed. 2018.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Anesthesiology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I – Fundamentals
  • Ch. 1: Geriatric Anesthesiology: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
  • Ch. 2: Theories and mechanisms of aging
  • Ch. 3: Ethical and Legal Issues of Geriatrics
  • Ch. 4: Basic Preoperative Evaluation and Preoperative Management of the Older Patient
  • Ch. 5: The Perioperative Surgical Home for the Geriatric Population
  • Ch. 6: Improving perioperative functional capacity. A case for prehabilitation
  • Ch. 7: Care of the Geriatric Surgery Patient - The Surgeon’s Perspective
  • Ch. 8: The Geriatrician's Perspective on Surgery in the Geriatric Population
  • Ch. 9: Medicare, Administrative and Financial Matters in Caring for Geriatric Patients
  • Part II - System Changes
  • Ch. 10: Geriatric Anesthesia: Age-dependent Changes in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
  • Ch. 11: Cardiovascular System
  • Ch. 12: The Aging Respiratory System: Strategies to Minimize Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
  • Ch. 13: Renal, Metabolic and Endocrine Aging
  • Ch. 14: Musculoskeletal and Integumentary Systems
  • Ch. 15: Perioperative Thermoregulation in the Elderly
  • Part III – Pharmacology
  • Ch. 16: Inhalational Anesthetics
  • Ch. 17: Intravenous Sedatives and Anesthetics
  • Ch. 18: The Pharmacology of Intravenous Opioids
  • Ch. 19: Local Anesthetics and Regional Anesthesia
  • Ch. 20: Neuromuscular Blocking and Reversal Agents
  • Ch. 21: Anesthetic Implications of Chronic Medication Use
  • Part IV - Special Concerns
  • Ch. 22: Anesthesia for Common Non-Operating Room Procedures in the Geriatric Patient
  • Ch. 23: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Procedures
  • Ch. 24: Perioperative Management of Pacemakers and Internal Cardioverter-Defibrillators
  • Ch. 25: Special concerns of intraoperative management in orthopedic procedures
  • Ch. 26: Geriatric Trauma and Emergent/Urgent Surgery
  • Ch. 27: Perioperative Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient
  • Part V - Postoperative Care
  • Ch. 28: Pain Management
  • Ch. 29: ICU Management
  • Ch. 30: Postoperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients
  • Ch. 31: Palliative Care for the Anesthesia Provider.

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