Anaesthesia for the Elderly Patient - Brossura

Dodds, Chris; Kumar, Chandra; Servin, Frederique

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199234620 ISBN 13: 9780199234622

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2007

Riassunto

As the population of the developed world gets proportionally older, elderly patients will continue to present more and more frequently to hospital for surgery and anaesthesia. Elderly patients pose a clinical challenge to the anaesthetist, who must take into account their special physiological, pharmacological and psychological requirements. This book offers a concise introduction to the basic science and major clinical issues facing the anaesthetist when dealing with the elderly patient.

This pocket book is the only practical guide on the management of elderly patients available for the clinical anaesthetist and senior trainee.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Professor Chris Dodds is a consultant anaesthetist based at the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK. His special interests include elderly anaesthesia, sleep disorders, opthalmic and neuro-anaesthesia. He has edited more than 10 books and published widely on various topics in anaesthesia. Professor Chandra Kumar is a consultant anaesthetist based in the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK. His special interests include elderly anaesthesia, colorectal anaesthesia, upper gastrointestinal tract, ophthalmic anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, gynaecology and dental anaesthesia. He has edited four books and published widely in journals on various topics in anaesthesia. Doctor Frédérique S. Servin is a consultant anaesthetist based in the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, Paris, France. Her special interests include pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationships of anaesthetic agents with specific reference to special patients groups (elderly, obese, alcoholic). Her clinical work is mainly focused on urological and ambulatory anaesthesia. She has edited several books and published mainly on pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.

Contenuti:

• 1: Definitions, social trends and epidemiology
• 2: Pathophysiology of aging and their relevance to anaesthesia
• 3: Anaesthetic pharmacology in the elderly
• 4: Preoperative assessment and preparation of elderly patients undergoing major surgery
• 5: Day case anaesthesia in the elderly
• 6: Emergency anaesthesia in the elderly
• 7: Anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery in the elderly
• 8: Anaesthesia for major abdominal surgery in the elderly
• 9: Neurosurgery in the elderly
• 10: Urological and gynaecological surgery in the elderly
• 11: Post-operative care and analgesia
• 12: Intensive care and the elderly
• 13: Cognitive dysfunction and sleep disorders
• 14: Ethics and the law involving elderly

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0199234620
• ISBN 13: 9780199234622
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 152