Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2744795 | Anesthesiology Clinics | 2007 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
Modern society is characterized as having an ever enlarging population of older adults. There are more elderly patients, and the average age of this group is increasing. The anesthetic management of surgery for the elderly trauma victim is more complicated than in younger adults. Evaluation of the physiologic status of the geriatric patient should take into account the variability of the changes associated with advancing age. Care of the injured elderly patient requires thorough preoperative assessment and planning and the involvement of a multidisciplinary clinical team knowledgeable about and interested in the management of the elderly surgical patient.
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Authors
Michael C. Lewis, Karim Abouelenin, Miguel Paniagua,