The elderly in the post-anesthesia care unit
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Abdulkareem S Alghamdi; Hisham Almuzayyen; Tumul Chowdhury
- Source
- Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 540-549 (2023)
- Subject
- aging
anesthesia
delirium
elderly
geriatric
icu
intensive care unit
myocardial infarction
pacu
post-anesthesia care unit
postoperative complications
recovery
surgery
Anesthesiology
RD78.3-87.3
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1658-354X
It is increasingly conceivable that elderly patients will be treated in perioperative settings as the world's population shifts toward an older age distribution. They are more prone to a variety of unfavorable outcomes as a consequence of the physiological changes that accompany aging and the coexistence of multiple medical conditions. Postoperative complications in elderly patients are linked to a large increase in morbidity and mortality and the burden placed on the healthcare system. Our goal is to determine how elderly patients' recovery after anesthesia differs from that of younger patients. In addition, we will discuss the main postoperative complications experienced by elderly patients and the measures that are utilized to limit the risk of these complications developing.