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Anesthesiology clinics · Jun 2017
ReviewPharmacologic Considerations of Anesthetic Agents in Geriatric Patients.
- Maunak V Rana, Lara K Bonasera, and Gregory J Bordelon.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, 836 West Wellington Avenue, #4815, Chicago, IL 60657, USA. Electronic address: maunakr@gmail.com.
- Anesthesiol Clin. 2017 Jun 1; 35 (2): 259-271.
AbstractAging is a natural process of declining organ function and reserve. Census data show that the geriatric population is expected to grow to nearly 30%. More than half of geriatric patients have 1 or more surgical procedures in their lifetimes. Moreover, this is the population at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality with any given complication. There is remarkable variability in health across the age spectrum, from fit to frail and compromised. This variability requires a unique approach to anesthetic delivery and drug dosing on an individual basis to avoid complications such as postoperative cognitive dysfunction and delirium.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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