Overview
A MAJOR revision of the leading comprehensive clinical reference on geriatric anesthesiology
Now covers postoperative considerations, such as palliative care, neurocognitive complications, and the hospital discharge
Brand new chapters address anesthesia for patients with dementia, and anesthesia for older patients undergoing interventional catherization for cardiac and non-cardiac conditions
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Fundamentals
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System Changes
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Pharmacology
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About this book
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 grows, so do the questions. In this edition, each chapter includes a section entitled “Gaps in Our Knowledge,” meant to highlight areas in which research is needed, as well as hopefully inspire readers to begin solving some of these questions themselves. Building upon the strong foundation of the first two editions, Geriatric Anesthesiology, 3rd edition also assembles the most up-to-date information in geriatric anesthesia and provides anesthesiologists with important new developments.Topics covered include several new chapters that reflect the evolution of multidisciplinary geriatric care throughout the perioperative continuum, as well as the growing body of literature related to prehabilitation. In addition, discussion of the surgeon’s perspective and geriatrician’s perspective on surgery in the geriatric population is covered, as well as the systematic physiologic changes associated with aging and the pharmacologic considerations for the geriatric patient undergoing procedures. Finally, the last section discusses postoperative care specific to the geriatric population, including acute pain management, ICU management, recent evidence and up-to-date practice regarding delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction, and palliative care.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geriatric Anesthesiology
Editors: J. G. Reves, Sheila Ryan Barnett, Julie R. McSwain, G. Alec Rooke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66878-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66877-2Published: 16 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88335-9Published: 01 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66878-9Published: 27 October 2017
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XX, 510
Number of Illustrations: 96 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Anesthesiology