The elderly and general anesthesia

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 745-752

  Steinmetz, J ^a   Rasmussen, L S ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aged; Anesthesia; Operative; Perioperative care; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CISATRACURIUM; DESMOPRESSIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; HYPNOTIC AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SUGAMMADEX; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

AGING; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FLUID THERAPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; LOW DRUG DOSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POLYPHARMACY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957968042     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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