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Surgical and anesthetic techniques have evolved to allow a growing number of older adults to undergo surgery, and current estimates are that 50% of Americans over the age of 65 years old will have an operation. However, as the knowledge regarding perioperative care of the elderly surgical patient grows, so do the questions. In this edition, each chapter includes a section entitled “Gaps in Our Knowledge,” meant to highlight areas in which research is needed, as well as hopefully inspire readers to begin solving some of these questions themselves. Building upon the strong foundation of the first two editions, Geriatric Anesthesiology, 3rd edition also assembles the most up-to-date information in geriatric anesthesia and provides anesthesiologists with important new developments.Topics covered include several new chapters that reflect the evolution of multidisciplinary geriatric care throughout the perioperative continuum, as well as the growing body of literature related to prehabilitation. In addition, discussion of the surgeon’s perspective and geriatrician’s perspective on surgery in the geriatric population is covered, as well as the systematic physiologic changes associated with aging and the pharmacologic considerations for the geriatric patient undergoing procedures. Finally, the last section discusses postoperative care specific to the geriatric population, including acute pain management, ICU management, recent evidence and up-to-date practice regarding delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction, and palliative care.  

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The Geriatric Anesthesiology: Third Edition is a comprehensive resource for the care of elderly patients from the perspective of an anesthesiologist. It contains clinically relevant information that equips the practitioner with knowledge on how to handle important issues concerning the goals of that care ... . It is undoubtedly a useful resource for all those involved in contemporary anesthetic practice. (P. Inglis, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthesie, Vol. 60, 2018)

“The Geriatric Anesthesiology: Third Edition is a comprehensive resource for the care of elderly patients from the perspective of an anesthesiologist. It contains clinically relevant information that equips the practitioner with knowledge on how to handle important issues concerning the goals of that care … . It is undoubtedly a useful resource for all those involved in contemporary anesthetic practice.” (P. Inglis, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, Vol. 60, 2018)

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J.G. Reves, MD Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Medical University of South Carolina   Sheila Ryan Barnett, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School   Julie R. McSwain, MD, MPH Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Medical University of South Carolina     G. Alec Rooke, MD, PhD Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine University of Washington

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