Anesthetic Implications of Chronic Medication Use
Fig. 21.1 Kaplan-Meier curves for (a) all-cause mortality, (b) vascular death, (c) sudden death and (d) admission of hospital in patients on baseline digoxin versus no baseline digoxin. *Applies to…
RESPIRATORY
The Geriatrician’s Perspective on Surgery in the Geriatric Population
Physiology of aging Geriatric syndromes End-of-life care Preventive gerontology Ability to provide patient-centered care to older adults with complex health issues such as multimorbidity, frailty, and disability Ability to care…
Medicare, Administrative, and Financial Matters in Caring for Geriatric Patients
Fig. 9.1 Comparison of US population shifts from 1965 to 2030 highlighting the impact of the baby boomer generation Scale represent millions.United States Census Bureau.https://www.census.gov/prod/2014pubs/p25-1141.pdf Given the existing methods of…
Geriatric Anesthesiology: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
Fig. 1.1 Population aged 65 and over: 1900–2050. This figure depicts (bars) the 65 years old population of the USA from 1900 and projected to 2050. Note the marked increase…
Local Anesthetics and Regional Anesthesia
Fig. 19.1 Groups of nerve fibers are bundled together , along with capillaries and fibroblasts, to create a fascicle. Each fascicle is further surrounded by the perineurium, a dense connective…
Intravenous Sedatives and Anesthetics
Cardiovasculara Respiratorya Cerebrala Agent HR MAP Vent B’dil CBF CMRO2 ICP Propofol 0/↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓/↓↓↓ ? ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ Thiopental ↑↑/↑ ↓↓/↓↓↓ ↓↓/↓↓↓ ↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ Etomidate 0…
Palliative Care for the Anesthesia Provider
1997 recommendations for end-of-life care 1. Raise the issue. People should think about, talk about, and learn about decisions they may face, as they or those they love approach death…
Pain Management
Amiodarone (Cordarone®) Fluoxetine (Prozac®) Haloperidol (Haldol®) Paroxetine (Paxil®) Propafenone (Rythmol®) Quinidine Ritonavir (Norvir®) Terbinafine (Lamisil®) Thioridazine (Mellaril®) Based on data from Ref. [64] Oxycodone is metabolized by CYP2D6; therefore, patients…
Geriatric Anesthesia: Age-Dependent Changes in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
Fig. 10.1 Several age-related changes are shown in this image. (a) The impact of aging on neurotransmitter receptors is illustrated. (b) AP traces of both young and aged neurons are…
Neuromuscular Blocking and Reversal Agents
Fig. 20.1 The relationship between plasma metocurine (o-o) and d-tubocurarine (□-□) in young and elderly patients and their depth of neuromuscular block. Values for the young are represented by the…
