Baetge Courtney L, Matthews Nora S
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843–4474, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2012 Jul;42(4):643-53, v. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2012.05.001. Epub 2012 May 24.
The number of geriatric veterinary patients presented for anesthesia appears to be increasing. This article summarizes physiologic changes that occur in geriatric patients that are relevant to anesthesia. Proper patient preparation and vigilant monitoring are the best defense against anesthetic problems in the geriatric animal. The authors also discuss particular anesthetic problems as they relate to geriatric patients and seek to present solutions to these problems.
接受麻醉的老年兽医患者数量似乎在增加。本文总结了老年患者中发生的与麻醉相关的生理变化。适当的患者准备和密切监测是预防老年动物麻醉问题的最佳防线。作者还讨论了与老年患者相关的特殊麻醉问题,并试图提出这些问题的解决方案。