The volume of elderly patients requiring anesthesia and surgery is growing rapidly. Thirty-five percent of surgeries are performed on patients older than 65 years, and in general, these patients have higher morbidity and mortality rates after anesthesia compared with their younger counterparts. One of the major challenges of treating elderly patients is the heterogeneity of the geriatric population-and the need to individualize care for each patient to provide the best outcome.
By:
Charles Brown, Mark Neuman Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Country of Publication: United States Edition: UK ed. Volume: 33-3 Weight: 480g ISBN:9780323395519 ISBN 10: 0323395511 Series:The Clinics: Internal Medicine Publication Date:03 September 2015 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active