Minimal Patient responds appropriately to normal-volume verbal cues, through voice or action. The response is immediate Moderate Patient responds purposefully to verbal or light tactile stimulus. The response is either…
Fig. 14.1 Changes in skin with age contribute to impaired wound healing (Reprinted from Bentov and Reed [2]. With permission from Wolters Kluwer Health) Aging and the Incisional Wound Age is…
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…
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_27 27. Perioperative Care of the Elderly Cancer Patient B. Bryce Speer1 and Vijaya Gottumukkala1 (1) Department of Anesthesiology and…
© 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…
