Geriatric anesthesiology.

Geriatric anesthesiology.

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:2nd ed. / edited by Jeffrey H. Silverstein ... [et al.], editors.
Imprint:New York, NY : Springer, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 440 p.) : ill.
Language:English
Subject:
Geriatric anesthesia.
Older people -- Surgery.
Anesthesia.
Aged.
Aging -- physiology.
Surgical Procedures, Operative.
Geriatric anesthesia.
Older people -- Surgery.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8884794
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Other authors / contributors:McLeskey, Charles H.
ISBN:9780387725277
038772527X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:Geriatric anesthesia is an important field. Overs the years there have been significant advancements in and important modalities for addressing the needs of an aging population. This book helps in understanding of anesthesic management of the geriatric patient.
Other form:Print version: Geriatric anesthesiology. 2nd ed. New York, NY : Springer, 2008 9780387725260 0387725261
Table of Contents:
  • The practice of geriatric anesthesia / Jeffrey H. Silverstein
  • Demographics and economics of geriatric patient care / Maria F. Galati and Roger D. London
  • Theories of aging / Stanley Muravchick
  • Ethical management of the elderly patient / Paul J. Hoehner
  • Teaching geriatric anesthesiology to practitioners, residents, and medical students / Sheila J. Ellis
  • Research priorities in geriatric anesthesiology / Christopher J. Jankowski and David J. Cook
  • Alterations in metabolic functions and electrolytes / Michael C. Lewis
  • Perioperative thermoregulation / Daniel I. Sessler
  • Postoperative central nervous system dysfunction / Deborah J. Culley, Terri G. Monk, and Gregory Crosby-- Alterations in circulatory function / Thomas J. Ebert and G. Alec Rooke.
  • The aging respiratory system : anesthetic strategies to minimize perioperative pulmonary complications / Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba ... [et al.]
  • Operative debridements of chronic wounds / Andrew M. Hanflik ... [et al.]
  • Preoperative risk stratification and methods to reduce risk / Linda L. Liu and Jacqueline M. Leung
  • Anesthetic implications of chronic medications / Tamas A. Szabo and R. David Warters
  • The pharmacology of opioids / Steven L. Shafer and Pamela Flood
  • Intravenous hypnotic anesthetics / Matthew D. McEvoy and J.G. Reves
  • Inhalational anesthetics / Gary R. Haynes
  • Relaxants and their reversal agents / Cynthia A. Lien and Takahiro Suzuki
  • Management of regional anesthesia / Bernadette Veering.
  • Fluid management / Jessica Miller, Lee A. Fleisher, and Jeffrey L. Carson
  • Pain management / Jack M. Berger
  • Anesthesia considerations for geriatric outpatients / Kathryn E. McGoldrick
  • Sedaton and monitoring / Sheila R. Barnett
  • Total hip replacement, joint replacement, and hip fracture / Idit Matot and Shaul Beyth
  • Transurethral prostatectomy syndrome and other complications of urologic procedures / Daniel M. Gainsburg
  • Thoracic procedures / Steven M. Neustein and James B. Eisenkraft
  • Cardiac procedures / James H. Abernathy III
  • Vascular procedures / Leanne Groban and Sylvia Y. Dolinski
  • Abdominal procedures / Jeffrey H. Silverstein.

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