Overview

As the global population lives to an increasing older age, there is a need to research, develop and deliver appropriate anaesthesia and pain management care to these increasingly frail and vulnerable patients. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of all aspects of anaesthesia for the elderly patient looking at the effect of ageing on the systems of the body and the role that age has on drug mechanisms. Designed for both consultants and trainees who care for elderly patients, chapters address the clinical management of the older patient in pain, trauma, intensive care as well as anaesthesia for all aspects of surgery. The expert author team use their experience to provide a practical and stimulating book which informs everyday clinical activity and explores the unanswered questions which face anaesthetists in this changing patient population. This book will give all consultants and trainees a thorough grounding in this growing and demanding area of anaesthetic practice.

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Author:   Christopher Dodds (Consultant Anaesthetist, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK) ,  Chandra Kumar (Senior Consultant in Anaesthesia, Alexandra Health Services, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital,) ,  Bernadette Veering (Associate Professor, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 28.60cm
Weight:   1.062kg
ISBN:  

9780199604999

ISBN 10:   0199604991
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   27 March 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Basic Science 1: Introduction 2: Aging at a cellular level 3: The genetics of ageing 4: Stem cell science and ageing 5: Demography 6: Drug mechanisms 7: Scientific advances Ageing at a systems level 8: Neurological 9: Cardiovascular 10: Respiratory 11: Renal 12: Hepatic 13: Social changes 14: Cognitive aspects 15: Pain mechanisms Applied science and diseases of the elderly 16: CNS diseases 17: CVS diseases 18: Respiratory 19: Renal 20: Pre-operative assessment Specific clinical cases 21: Pre-hospital care 22: Trauma in the elderly 23: Intensive care medicine 24: Vascular surgery 25: Orthopaedic surgery 26: Cardiac surgery 27: Neurosurgery 28: Major abdominal surgery 29: Gynaecology surgery 30: Urological surgery 31: Pain management 32: Palliative care 33: Day surgery 34: Ophthalmic surgery 35: Frailty 36: Obesity Other important aspects 37: Training 38: Non-theatre environments - imaging/TC/EM 39: Heat balance 40: Infection 41: Medicolegal aspects 42: The future

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An excellent overview of all the topics pertinent to geriatric anaesthesia British Journal of Anaesthesia An enojyable read British Journal of Anaesthesia This book provides excellent coverage of issues pertinent to ageing and anaesthesia British Journal of Anaesthesia The editors-in-chief are to be congratulated for achieving a consistency of style and presentation with short, focused chapters.This book should be part of most departmental libraries and would benefit FANZCA Part 1 and 2 examiners and candidates, as well as the ageing anaesthetist trying to keep up with their own continuing medical education! Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

The editors-in-chief are to be congratulated for achieving a consistency of style and presentation with short, focused chapters.This book should be part of most departmental libraries and would benefit FANZCA Part 1 and 2 examiners and candidates, as well as the ageing anaesthetist trying to keep up with their own continuing medical education! * Anaesthesia and Intensive Care * This book provides excellent coverage of issues pertinent to ageing and anaesthesia * British Journal of Anaesthesia * An enojyable read * British Journal of Anaesthesia * An excellent overview of all the topics pertinent to geriatric anaesthesia * British Journal of Anaesthesia *

An excellent overview of all the topics pertinent to geriatric anaesthesia British Journal of Anaesthesia An enojyable read British Journal of Anaesthesia This book provides excellent coverage of issues pertinent to ageing and anaesthesia British Journal of Anaesthesia

Author Information

Christopher Dodds, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK, Chandra Kumar, Senior Consultant in Anaesthesia, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Bernadette Veering, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

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