Anaesthesia and the aged patient

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    • Davenport, Harold T. (...Harold Thomas...)

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Anaesthesia and the aged patient

edited by Harold T. Davenport

Blackwell Scientific, 1988

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Description

This book provides anaesthetists with a comprehensive account of the older patient. It concentrates on those areas in which ageing has the greatest effects, such as the cardio-pulmonary and the nervous system. Disease patterns and the altered effects of drugs are covered. Special treatment is given to aspects of anaesthetic preparation and administration peculiar to the elderly.

Table of Contents

  • An approach to the basic science of ageing
  • The demography of ageing
  • The aged cardiovascular system
  • The aged pulmonary system
  • The aged nervous system
  • Psychological changes with ageing
  • The extent, character and patterns of disease in the aged
  • Mechanisms of altered drug effects in the aged
  • The milieu interieur in the aged
  • Surgical decisions in the aged
  • Preparation for anaesthesia for the aged
  • Modifications of general anaesthesia for the aged
  • The place of regional anaesthesia for the aged
  • Postoperative complications in the aged
  • Intensive care for the aged
  • Chronic pain in the aged
  • Ethics of treatment and research in the aged.

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