Core Techniques of Anesthesia for Elderly Patients：a Review

VernacularTitle:老年患者手术麻醉的临床核心技术分析
Author: Wen-qi HUANG ¹
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1. Department of Anesthesiology，The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University，Guangzhou 510080，China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: elderly patients, anesthesia, core techniques
From: Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2019;40(4):481-486
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: China has entered an aging society in which the problem about the aged becomes a public concern. The incidence and risk of surgery are much higher in the elderly. Before the surgery，anesthesiologists can identify high-risk surgical patients and deal with them to prepare the patients in a relatively good physical condition. During and after the surgery，anesthesiologists choose the specific treatment for the elderly patients to achieve the best prognosis，by using core anesthesia techniques，including anesthetic drugs，pain management，respiratory- circulation management，and organ protection. This review summarized the core techniques of anesthesiology in elderly patients from the assessment and management perspectives.