title: Perioperative management of the elderly trauma patient.
abstract: This article reviews the physiology and pathology associated with ageing and the impact these may have on the perioperative and anaesthetic care of the elderly trauma patient. The current literature on this subject is summarized and, based on this, recommendations are made for perioperative management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Dickson
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Patey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*