Fig. 6.1 The red line represents the trajectory of functional capacity for patients receiving usual care which doesn’t include a preoperative exercise and nutrition program. The green line represents the…
Tool Clinical application Additional information Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Sensitivity: 94–100% Specificity: 90–95% [13, 16] General use in at-risk patients CAM Long: comprehensive questionnaire for nonpsychiatrist clinicians CAM Short: Assesses…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018J. G. Reves, Sheila Ryan Barnett, Julie R. McSwain and G. Alec Rooke (eds.)Geriatric Anesthesiologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66878-9_27 27. Perioperative Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient B. Bryce Speer1 and Vijaya Gottumukkala1 (1) Department of Anesthesiology and…
Metabolic equivalent Activity 1 Watching television 2 Walking very slow (<2 mph) 3 Office work 4 Golfing with a cart 5 Normal walking 6 Shoveling snow 7 Fast jogging 8…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018J. G. Reves, Sheila Ryan Barnett, Julie R. McSwain and G. Alec Rooke (eds.)Geriatric Anesthesiologyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66878-9_25 25. Special Concerns of Intraoperative Management in Orthopedic Procedures John P. Williams1 , Catalin Ezaru2 and Lynn Cintron3 (1) Department of Anesthesiology,…
Fig. 23.1 Probability of incurring a morbid event during the perioperative cardiac surgical period and its association with age. Neurologic deficits increase dramatically beginning at age 65, whereas low cardiac…
Postoperative nausea and vomiting Analgesics Corticosteroids (for prophylaxis) Barbiturates Transdermal scopolamine Benzodiazepines Metoclopramide Hypnotics (i.e., zolpidem) Promethazine Pentazocine Prochlorperazine Meperidine Skeletal muscle relaxants Non-COX NSAIDs Reprinted from Mohanty et al….
High hepatic extraction ratio Morphine Lidocaine Verapamil Propranolol Nitroglycerin Etomidate Propofol Ketamine Naloxone Intermediate hepatic extraction ratio Aspirin Codeine Hydromorphone Nortriptyline Diphenhydramine Etomidate Low hepatic extraction ratio Warfarin Phenytoin Diazepam…
Theories involving DNA DNA damage mtDNA damage Telomere shortening Transposable element activation Epigenetic modification Error catastrophe Accumulation theories Clinker theories Lipofuscin Cross-links Advanced glycation end products Misfolded protein aggregates Clunker…
Fig. 3.1 Principles of a geriatric ethic derived from Hauerwas’ dimensions of human nature (Based on data from Ref. [26]) Informed Consent in the Elderly Respect for Personal Autonomy Many ethical…
