ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION

Course overview

ELDERLY PATIENTS COMMONLY HAVE INJURIES OR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS REQUIRING SURGERY. DUE TO PHYSIOLOGIC AND PATHOLOGIC CHANGES THAT OCCUR WITH AGE, THESE PATIENTS ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THESE PATIENTS WHILE UNDERGOING ANESTHESIA.