Manual of Geriatric Anesthesia

Section I. General Issues.- 1. Aging Demographics and Anesthesia.- 2. Ethical and Legal Considerations.- 3. The Anesthetic Regimen for the Elderly Patient.- 4. The Perioperative Geriatric Consultation.- Section II. Anesthesia Delivery.- 5. Preoperative Assessment of the Elderly Patient.- 6. Analgesics and Sedatives.- 7. General anesthesia: Intravenous induction agents, inhalational agents and neuromuscular blockers.- 8. Regional Anesthesia and Joint Replacement Surgery.- 9. Fluid Management and Blood Transfusion.- Section III. Perioperative Care.- 10. Acute Pain Control in the Elderly.- 11. Chronic Pain in Geriatric Patients.- 12. The Elderly Patient and the Intensive Care Unit.- 13. Trauma and the Geriatric Patient.- Section IV. Specialist Areas.- 14. Cardiovascular Aging and Anesthesia.- 15. Pulmonary Issues in the Elderly Patient.- 16. Vascular surgery: endovascular and major vascular surgery.- 17. Spine surgery: choosing the patient and handling the surgery.- 18. Anesthesia for Genitourinary Surgery in the Elderly Patient.- 19. Anesthetic Management For ECT.- 20. Ophthalmologic Surgery and the Management of Diabetes.- Section V. Common Geriatric Issues.- 21. Postoperative Central Nervous System Changes in Elderly Surgical Patients.- 22. Management of the Hip Fracture Patient.- 23. Polypharmacy and Medicines to avoid.- 24. Dementia and Neurologic Syndromes - Distinctions between Alzheimer's, Vascular Dementia, and Parkinson's.- 25. Psychotropic medications in the elderly.

Sheila Ryan Barnett, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Harvard Medical School

Director of Gastrointestinal Anesthesia

Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, MA , USA

From the reviews:

"This book attempts to draw together many of these relevant subject areas, emphasizing the multidisciplinary nature of care and providing useful background information on ethics and legal aspects and also specific issues of anaesthetic care. ... a good attempt to present a practical overview to the perioperative management of our aging population which I would recommend to a general, broad anaesthetic readership." (D. M. Coventry, British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol. 111 (1), August, 2013)

"This book contains a mix of geriatric anesthesia 'must-knows' and more general information on topics related to the elderly. ... written for all anesthesiologists who are seeking to improve upon their basic knowledge of the field of geriatric anesthesia. It is written at a level appropriate for those with a good base of knowledge in the field of anesthesia in general, and aims to supplement that understanding. ... an up-to-date, easy-to-read, and succinct book that covers many of the issues involved in this patient population." (Martin H. Dauber, Doody's Review Service, January, 2013)