Bookedited by Shamsuddin Akhtar, Stanley Rosenbaum.
Summary: The proportion of the population of octogenarians and elderly patients presenting for intensive care is rapidly increasing thus exacerbating the need to modify our critical care management to cater for this patient group. This book will provide practical guidance on all issues related to the critical care of elderly patients, incorporating physiological and epidemiological information, clinical guidance, ethical and end-of-life issues and advice about optimal use of drugs and new technologies. Complications of polypharmacy, high-risk surgery and increased recovery times are also discussed. Chapters are concise, each including a list of key points and summary of available data, making this a quick reference for experienced consultants, as well as a useful resource for trainees preparing for exams.
Contents:
Epidemiology of critical illness in the elderly
Chronic critical illness in geriatric patients
Principles of geriatric pharmacotherapy
Respiratory critical care in the elderly
Neurocognitive dysfunction and geriatric neurocritical care
Geriatric cardiovascular critical care
Nutritional and metabolic derangements in the critically ill elderly
Electrolyte and renal disorders in the critically ill elderly
Trauma and musculoskeletal system dysfunction in the critically ill elderly
Immune response and infections in the elderly
Transfusion therapy and common hematologic problems in the critically ill elderly
Stress response to surgery in the elderly
Perioperative care of geriatric patients at risk of developing critical illness
Ethical issues: withdrawing, withholding, and futility
Geriatric critical care units: model for interdisciplinary approach.