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Geriatric anesthesia, or anesthesia in the aged, is no different from anesthesia in younger patients, except that it takes less and lasts longer. Both the anesthesiologist and the surgeon must treat the aged patient with care and gentleness. We must be ever aware that each vital system can be irreparably damaged by our slightest inattention to minute detail. Dr. Harold Griffith once said, "The straw which breaks the camel's back may be a very small one when the camel is nearing the end of its journey."
老年麻醉，即针对老年人的麻醉，与年轻患者的麻醉并无不同，只是用量更少且持续时间更长。麻醉医生和外科医生都必须小心轻柔地对待老年患者。我们必须始终意识到，哪怕我们对细微之处稍有疏忽，每个重要系统都可能受到无法弥补的损害。哈罗德·格里菲斯医生曾说过：“当骆驼接近旅程终点时，压垮它的最后一根稻草可能非常细小。”
