title: Perianesthetic considerations for the elderly patient.
abstract: The principles that guide the perianesthetic management of the elderly patient are the same as those used for all patients. What makes the care of this group challenging is not learning a new set of principles, but rather understanding the specific application of these guidelines to the unique traits of elderly patients. Only then is it possible to avoid complications that the elderly patient has very little margin of reserve to deal with.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Buxbaum
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000758:Anesthesia; D001823:Body Composition; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality