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A literature review on anesthesia in elderly patients emphasizes the need for specialized training to manage physiological changes and minimize postoperative neurological complications.
This review highlights the importance of specialized training for anesthesiologists to manage the delicate physiological balance of elderly patients and minimize postoperative neurological complications.
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Emphasizes tailored monitoring in elderly surgical patients; leaves open optimal strategies to prevent postoperative neurological complications.
Introduction: Elderly patients in need of surgery under anaesthesia present the challenge of maintaining their especially delicate balance under stress conditions. Objective: This review of the literature aims to bring the anaesthesiologist closer to this group of patients, examining some of the physiological changes that occur with ageing, the effects that anaesthesia might have on their postoperative neurological state, the monitoring options, and the most frequent neurological complications. Materials and methods: A search was conducted in the LILACS, MEDLINE and GOOGLE SCHOLAR databases using the terms anaesthesia, elderly, outcomes and neurologic, together with an ambispective snowball search from 2000 until today. Conclusion: Institutions and staff responsible for the care of elderly patients must have the training and knowledge necessary for providing comprehensive treatment to this group of patients, in order to help them maintain their independence and physical and mental health which are so important during the final stage of life. Introducción: El paciente anciano llevado a cirugía y anestesia es un desafío al intentar mantener su delicado equilibrio bajo condiciones de estrés. Objetivos: Esta revisión de la literatura tiene como objetivo aproximar al anestesiólogo a este grupo de pacientes al examinar algunos de los cambios fisiológicos que se presentan con el envejecimiento, los efectos que la anestesia puede tener sobre el estado neurológico postoperatorio; las opciones de monitorización y las complicaciones neurológicas más frecuentes. Materiales y Métodos: Para este artículo se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos LILACS, MEDLINE Y GOOGLE SCHOLAR con los siguientes términos anestesia, anciano, desenlaces y neurológico, que se complemento con una búsqueda en bola de nieve ambispectiva a partir del año 2000 hasta la actualidad. Conclusión: Las instituciones y personal a cargo del paciente anciano deben contar con la preparación y conocimiento necesarios para el manejo de este grupo de pacientes, con el fin de mantener la independencia y salud física y mental tan importantes en la etapa final de la vida.
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Cristina Alexandra Benavides-Caro (2016) conducted a review in Elderly patients undergoing surgery under anaesthesia. Anaesthesia was evaluated on Postoperative neurological state and complications. A literature review on anesthesia in elderly patients emphasizes the need for specialized training to manage physiological changes and minimize postoperative neurological complications.
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