Problems with Geriatric Anesthesia Patients: An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

by Silverstein, Jeffrey

• ISBN13: 9781437712889
• ISBN10: 1437712886
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics prepares the anesthesiologist for the most challenging problems he will face with geriatric patients. Topics covered include delirium, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, fat embolism during hip replacement, Parkinson's disease and deep brain stimulator placement, diastolic dysfunction, atrial fibrillation, delayed arousal, severe atrial stenosis, multiple medications, informed consent and the ethical management of the older patient, dead bowel, acute perioperative beta-blockade in the older patient, urinary retention, and anesthetic care for patients with skin breakdown.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Polypharmacy and Perioperative Medications in the Elderly	p. 377
Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain Stimulator Placement	p. 391
Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly	p. 417
Delayed Arousal	p. 429
Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly Surgical Patient	p. 451
Postoperative Urinary Retention	p. 465
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in the Elderly	p. 485
Diastolic Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Aging, and the Anesthesiologist	p. 497
Aortic Valve Stenosis	p. 519
Fat Embolism	p. 533
Anesthetic Management of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in Elderly Patients	p. 551
Informed Consent and the Ethical Management of the Older Patient	p. 569
Perioperative Use of ß-Blockers in the Elderly Patient	p. 581
Anesthetic Care for Patients with Skin Breakdown	p. 599
Index	p. 605
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