1DA, DNB Anaesthesia, Department of Anaesthesia, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author Dr. Anup Singh Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email: dranupbhu@gmail.com
Online published on 7 February, 2017.
Aging is a gradual and progressive decline in body function as a result of degenerative changes in both the structure and the function of organ system.
Anaesthetic agents have variable effect on geriatric patients requiring less dose and having prolong effect. Fast recovery without any functional decline are the most important objective of anaesthetic management of geriatric population.
As aging involves a decrease in functional reserve in all organ systems in variable capacity, proper peri-operative care in must taking into account for the same in order to avoid complication.
Geriatric, anaesthesia, elderly
