This chapter reviews the pharmacology of the intravenously administered opioids in the
practice of geriatric anesthesiology. These drugs include morphine, meperidine …

There are a lot of old people. In the 1990 census, patients over the age of 65 comprised 12%
of the United States population, or 30,000,000 people. That grew modestly, to 12.5%, by …

Elderly patients need smaller doses of anesthetic drugs than younger patients. This is
clinically obvious. Based on both teaching and experience, anesthesiologists have learned …

Perioperative management of geriatric patients is becoming an important component in
anaesthetic practice in the 21st century. This phenomenon is due to the fact that people …

Much is known about opioid metabolism, which is critical in administering these agents to
the elderly. Fear of addiction and tolerance are the major barriers to their use among …

The aging process is characterized by a significant level of complexity, which makes the
perioperative care of the elderly patients extremely challenging. Typically, elderly patients …

Opioids are the mainstay of treatment for moderate to severe pain. 1 However, opioid
therapy in the elderly is often associated with significant morbidity because of excessive …

Pain treatment in the elderly is an important challenge to Western societies due to
increasing numbers of old persons, their higher incidence of pain, and their greater …

The unique features of remifentanil are its rapid clearance and rapid ke0, resulting in a rapid
onset and offset of drug effect. It is tempting to speculate that these characteristics will make …

Anesthesiologists are increasingly being involved in the care of elderly and frail patients
because of considerable changes in population demographics, coupled with significant …