Download or read book Geriatric Anesthesia, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics written by Charles Brown and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.