This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, edited by Dr. Elizabeth Whitlock and Dr. Robert Whittington, in collaboration with Consulting Editor Lee Fleisher, focuses on Geriatric Anesthesia. Topics in this issue include: The Growing Challenge of the Elderly Population; The Perioperative Period; Preoperative Assessment of the Geriatric Patient; Prehabilitation: Optimizing Elders Undergoing Elective Surgery; The Ethics of Surgery at the End of the Life; Perioperative Geriatric Physiology and the Frailty Syndrome; Geriatric Pharmacology; Emergency Surgery in the Elderly; Management of Acute Pain in the Elderly; Special Considerations for the Elderly Brain: Delirium and Perioperative Cognitive Change; Special Challenges of the Geriatric Critical Care Patient; Chronic Pain Management in the Elderly; Providing Patient- Focused Care: Treatment Burdens, Difficult Conversations, and Symptom Management; and Future Directions for Geriatric Anesthesiology.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. The Growing Challenge of the Older Surgical Population - p. 401 10. How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period - p. 411 11. Preoperative Assessment of Older Adults - p. 423 12. Multimodal Prehabilitation Programs for Older Surgical Patients - p. 437 13. Geriatric Physiology and the Frailty Syndrome - p. 453 14. Geriatric Pharmacology: An Update - p. 475 15. Emergency General Surgery in Older Adults: A Review - p. 493 16. Acute Pain in Older Adults: Recommendations for Assessment and Treatment - p. 507 17. Special Considerations for the Aging Brain and Perioperative Neurocognitive Dysfunction - p. 521 18. Supporting the Geriatric Critical Care Patient: Decision Making, Understanding Outcomes, and the Role of Palliative Care - p. 537 19. Chronic Pain Management in the Elderly - p. 547 20. The Ethics of Surgery at End of Life - p. 561 21. Shared Decision-Making - p. 573 22. Future Directions for Geriatric Anesthesiology - p. 581
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This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, edited by Dr. Elizabeth Whitlock and Dr. Robert Whittington, in collaboration with Consulting Editor Lee Fleisher, focuses on Geriatric Anesthesia. Topics in this issue include: The Growing Challenge of the Elderly Population; The Perioperative Period; Preoperative Assessment of the Geriatric Patient; Prehabilitation: Optimizing Elders Undergoing Elective Surgery; The Ethics of Surgery at the End of the Life; Perioperative Geriatric Physiology and the Frailty Syndrome; Geriatric Pharmacology; Emergency Surgery in the Elderly; Management of Acute Pain in the Elderly; Special Considerations for the Elderly Brain: Delirium and Perioperative Cognitive Change; Special Challenges of the Geriatric Critical Care Patient; Chronic Pain Management in the Elderly; Providing Patient- Focused Care: Treatment Burdens, Difficult Conversations, and Symptom Management; and Future Directions for Geriatric Anesthesiology.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Foreword - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. The Growing Challenge of the Older Surgical Population - p. 401 10. How Did We Get Here? A Broader View of the Postoperative Period - p. 411 11. Preoperative Assessment of Older Adults - p. 423 12. Multimodal Prehabilitation Programs for Older Surgical Patients - p. 437 13. Geriatric Physiology and the Frailty Syndrome - p. 453 14. Geriatric Pharmacology: An Update - p. 475 15. Emergency General Surgery in Older Adults: A Review - p. 493 16. Acute Pain in Older Adults: Recommendations for Assessment and Treatment - p. 507 17. Special Considerations for the Aging Brain and Perioperative Neurocognitive Dysfunction - p. 521 18. Supporting the Geriatric Critical Care Patient: Decision Making, Understanding Outcomes, and the Role of Palliative Care - p. 537 19. Chronic Pain Management in the Elderly - p. 547 20. The Ethics of Surgery at End of Life - p. 561 21. Shared Decision-Making - p. 573 22. Future Directions for Geriatric Anesthesiology - p. 581
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