| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford anaesthesia library |
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Oxford anaesthesia library.
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| Contents |
Cover; Anaesthesia for the Elderly Patient; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1 Definitions, social trends, and epidemiology; 2 Pathophysiological changes of ageing 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 |
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9 Neurosurgery in the elderly 10 Urological and gynaecological surgery in the elderly; 11 Postoperative care and analgesia; 12 Intensive care and the elderly; 13 Anaesthesia for non-theatre environments ; 14 Cognitive dysfunction and sleep disorders; 15 Ethics and the law involving the elderly ; Index |
| Summary |
Global aging, in both developed and undeveloped countries, has made the need for high-quality knowledge and research on anaesthesia for the elderly increasingly important. This second edition offers the anaesthetist guidance on the evaluation and management of elderly patients that present at hospital for surgery and anaesthesia |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Anesthesia -- Complications -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Older people.
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Anesthesia -- methods
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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elderly.
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Older people
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Anesthesia -- Complications
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| Genre/Form |
manuals (instructional materials)
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kumar, Chandra M., author
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Servin, Frédérique, author
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| ISBN |
019105447X |
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9780191054471 |
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9780192533708 |
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0192533703 |
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9780191799686 |
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0191799688 |
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