Young Andrew S, Russell Nicholas A, Giovannitti Joseph A
Department of Dental Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Anesth Prog. 2017 Summer;64(2):88-96. doi: 10.2344/anpr-64-02-08.
Anesthetic management of elderly patients requires numerous physiological considerations. With aging, degenerative changes occur in the structure and functional capacity of tissues and organs. Typically, these patients experience clinical effects with lower doses of medication. Important considerations for the geriatric populations following anesthesia include increased time to recovery and avoidance of functional decline. A case is reported in which an 83-year-old Caucasian female with a complex medical history presented for routine dental treatment under intravenous sedation via dexmedetomidine infusion.
老年患者的麻醉管理需要考虑众多生理因素。随着年龄增长，组织和器官的结构及功能能力会发生退行性变化。通常，这些患者使用较低剂量的药物就会出现临床效果。老年人群麻醉后的重要注意事项包括恢复时间延长以及避免功能衰退。本文报告了一例病例，一名83岁有复杂病史的白人女性因常规牙科治疗接受经右美托咪定输注的静脉镇静。
