Anesthesia and analgesia for geriatric veterinary patients.
The number of geriatric veterinary patients presented for anesthesia appears to be increasing. This article summarizes physiologic changes that occur in geriatric patients that are relevant to anesthesia. Proper patient preparation and vigilant monitoring are the best defense against anesthetic problems in the geriatric animal. The authors also discuss particular anesthetic problems as they relate to geriatric patients and seek to present solutions to these problems.
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843–4474, USA.
Courtney L
CL
Baetge
Nora S
NS
Matthews
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000662:veterinary; D013045:Species Specificity
D000700:Analgesics; D000777:Anesthetics