title: [Anesthesiological management of elderly trauma patients].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The demographic change is accompanied by an increasing number of elderly trauma patients. Geriatric patients with trauma often show several comorbidities and as a result have a high perioperative risk to develop postoperative morbidity and mortality. The 30-day mortality is high.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article presents an overview of the perioperative management of elderly trauma patients in order to improve the perioperative outcome of these high risk patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature search was carried out focusing on the latest developments in the field of elderly trauma patients in order to present guidance on preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative anesthesiological management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Elderly trauma patients should undergo operative interventions as soon as possible. Many of these patients have a high risk profile. This can be estimated using risk scores in order to allow a prognosis for the outcome of patients. The informed consent needs to be discussed accordingly. The perioperative management is ideally addressed in a multidisciplinary approach. An array of questions in perioperative management, such as the mode of anesthesia, the ideal individual transfusion trigger and fluid management have not yet been adequately addressed in studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The level of evidence in the perioperative management of elderly trauma patients is poor; therefore, there is an urgent need for large prospective studies in order to define uniform standards and guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland. mcoburn@ukaachen.de.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coburn
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Röhl
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knobe
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stevanovic
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stoppe
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rossaint
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000758:Anesthesia; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Delirium; Fractures; Mortality; Perioperative care; Risk assessment
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