03720nam 22005413 450 991100843020332120240512090318.097898152388779815238876(MiAaPQ)EBC31326893(Au-PeEL)EBL31326893(CKB)31993522000041(Exl-AI)31326893(OCoLC)1434176328(DE-B1597)730045(DE-B1597)9789815238877(Perlego)4412486(EXLCZ)993199352200004120240512d2024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGeriatric Anesthesia1st ed.Sharjah :Bentham Science Publishers,2024.©2024.1 online resource (422 pages)9789815238884 9815238884 Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- General Information -- Andrea Villa1 and Bharathi Gourkanti1,* -- INTRODUCTION -- DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION -- Stage1: High-level Equilibrium -- Stage 2: Early Expansion -- Stage 3: Late Expansion -- Stage 4: Low-level Equilibrium -- COMPARISON WITH THE GENERAL POPULATION -- COMMON SURGERIES AMONG THE GERIATRIC POPULATION -- MECHANICS OF AGING -- HEALTHCARE COSTS AMONG GERIATRIC POPULATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Anatomical and Physiological Changes in Aging -- Magdy Takla1,*, Michele Mele1 and Tina Takla2 -- INTRODUCTION -- Central Nervous System -- Anatomy -- Peripheral Nervous System -- PHYSIOLOGY -- Brain -- Physiological ChangesGenerated by AI.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.Geriatric anesthesiaGenerated by AIGeriatricsGenerated by AIGeriatric anesthesiaGeriatrics617.9/6Gourkanti Bharathi1827268Chaudhry Dinesh1827269Gratz Irwin1827270MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911008430203321Geriatric Anesthesia4395374UNINA