Future Directions for Geriatric Anesthesiology

Philippe Desmarais; Nathan Herrmann; Fahad Alam; Stephen Choi; Sinziana Avramescu

doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2019.05.002

Future Directions for Geriatric Anesthesiology

Anesthesiol Clin. 2019 Sep;37(3):581-592. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.05.002. Epub 2019 Jun 14.

Authors

Philippe Desmarais¹, Nathan Herrmann², Fahad Alam³, Stephen Choi³, Sinziana Avramescu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cognitive & Movement Disorders Clinic, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room A455, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada; L.C. Campbell Cognitive Neurology Research Unit, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room FG19, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, 123 Edward Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E2, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room M3200, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada.
⁴ Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, 123 Edward Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1E2, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room M3200, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, Humber River Hospital, 1235 Wilson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M3M 0B2, Canada. Electronic address: sinziana.avramescu@utoronto.ca.

PMID: 31337487
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.05.002

Abstract

"With a rapidly aging world population, it is critical for physicians of every specialty to adapt the ways they provide medical and perioperative care to patients. Older adults represent the largest population of health care users, and they have very different needs and preferences compared with their younger counterparts. In this article, the authors discuss some of the current gaps in geriatric anesthesia and perioperative care, as they elaborate on what can be expected in the near future at different levels of the health care system: the patient, the environment, and the anesthesia specialty."

Keywords: Anesthesia; Evidence-based medicine; Geriatrics; Innovation; Interdisciplinary care; Medical technology; Patient-centered outcomes; Precision medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesiology / trends*
Caregivers
Clinical Decision-Making
Geriatrics / trends*
Humans
Perioperative Care