Geriatric Anesthesiology

A MAJOR revision of the leading comprehensive clinical reference on geriatric anesthesiologyNow covers postoperative considerations, such as palliative care, neurocognitive complications, and the hospital dischargeBrand new chapters address anesthesia for patients with dementia, and anesthesia for older patients undergoing interventional catherization for cardiac and non-cardiac conditions

Autorentext

J.G. Reves, MD

Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina

Sheila Ryan Barnett, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School

Julie R. McSwain, MD, MPH

Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina

G. Alec Rooke, MD, PhD

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

University of Washington

Inhalt
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.