Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide
eBook - ePub

Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide

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eBook - ePub

Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide

About this book

Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide is a comprehensive reference on geriatric anesthesia. The book is divided into three sections. The first section covers the basics of both anatomical and physiological changes in senescence, and important polypharmacy considerations common in elderly patients. The next section covers anesthesia for cardiac and non-surgical patients. Various controversies and legal ethical issues that are particularly significant in the elderly such as advance directives, code status discussions, specific patient groups and shared decision-making prior to surgical interventions, are covered in the final section. Key features - 20 referenced chapters covering basic geriatric anesthesia considerations, cardiac and non-surgical patients and special topics, respectively - Contributions and references from experienced anesthesiologists - Emphasis on tailoring perioperative management depending on specific circumstances of patients - Addresses novel and commonly overlooked topics related to the geriatric population This book is a guide for both anesthesia providers and non-anesthesia medical providers, trainees and students. It equips them with necessary information to understand and devise anesthetic plans while being aware of postoperative complications and the respective treatment and management options. Readership Anesthesia providers and non-anesthesia medical providers, trainees and students.

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Yes, you can access Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide by Bharathi Gourkanti,Dinesh Chaudhry,Irwin Gratz in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicina & Anestesiologia e gestione del dolore. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Welcome
  2. Table of Content
  3. Title
  4. BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
  5. PREFACE
  6. List of Contributors
  7. General Information
  8. Anatomical and Physiological Changes in Aging
  9. Pharmacology in Geriatric Anesthesia
  10. Pre-Operative Evaluation and Optimization of Geriatric Patient
  11. Post-Operative Care of Elderly Patients
  12. Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) in Geriatric Patients
  13. Geriatric Patients with Congestive Heart Failure and Low Ejection Fraction; Non-Cardiac Surgery after CABG
  14. Anesthetic Considerations in Patients After Valve Replacements and Cardiac Stents, with Associated Anticoagulation Concerns
  15. Pulmonary Hypertension and Geriatric Patients
  16. Anesthetic Considerations for a Patient with a Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device (CIED)
  17. Geriatric Pain Patient
  18. Geriatric Trauma Patient
  19. Geriatric Ambulatory Patients
  20. Anesthetizing the Critically Ill Geriatric Patient
  21. Anesthetic Considerations for Patients with Chronic Neurologic Disorders
  22. Controversies in Geriatric Anesthesia
  23. Ethics and Legal Issues in Geriatric Anesthesia
  24. Female Geriatric Patients
  25. The Geriatric COVID Patient
  26. Common Surgical Procedures in Geriatric Patients