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Dodds, Chris; Kumar, Chandra; Servin, Frederique

 
9780199234622: Anaesthesia For The Elderly Patient

Synopsis

As the population of the developed world gets proportionally older, elderly patients will continue to present more and more frequently to hospital for surgery and anaesthesia. Elderly patients pose a clinical challenge to the anaesthetist, who must take into account their special physiological, pharmacological and psychological requirements. This book offers a concise introduction to the basic science and major clinical issues facing the anaesthetist when dealing with the elderly patient. This pocket book is the only practical guide on the management of elderly patients available for the clinical anaesthetist and senior trainee.

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À propos de l'auteur

Doctor Frederique S. Servin is a consultant anaesthetist based in the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, Paris, France. Her special interests include pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationships of anaesthetic agents with specific reference to special patients groups (elderly, obese, alcoholic). Her clinical work is mainly focused on urological and ambulatory anaesthesia. She has edited several books and published mainly on pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.

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