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ASA Frequently Asked Questions About Anesthetic Considerations for Elderly Patients
http://www.asahq.org/clinical/FAQsAboutAnestheticConsiderationsforElderlyPatients.pdf
These FAQs were composed by the ASA Geriatric Committee to address some of the common geriatric questions facing the anesthesiologist on a daily basis. These are not meant to replace any of the excellent texts or reviews available, but instead to supplement reading for ASA members.
ASA Patient Education Resource Website
www.asahq.org/patientEducation
For patients who want to know more about their anesthetic experience, the American Society of Anesthesiologists offers this excellent Patient Education Resource website. Includes a PowerPoint presentation titled "Geriatric Anesthesia," which describes some common changes that occur with getting older and how these changes influence the practice of anesthesia.
Geriatric Anesthesiology Curriculum
www.asahq.org/clinical/GeriatricAnesthesiologyCurriculum_123007.pdf
The Geriatric Anesthesiology Curriculum was created through the collaborative efforts of the members of the ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia and the Society for the Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesiology (SAGA). The goal of this curriculum is to provide a comprehensive list of topics for the consultant in geriatric anesthesiology. It was developed to aid anesthesiology resident training programs in achieving better consistency in geriatric education.
Portal of Geriatric Online Education
Registration is required for this website, but it offers a a large amount of geriatric medicine-related educational materials . Included are Educational Resources on Aging from the Reynolds Team of the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and age-related material from Wikipedia.
Syllabus on Geriatric Anesthesiology
www.asahq.org/clinical/geriatrics/syllabus.htm
Organized as an online textbook, this resource from the ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia offers information helpful in the safe and effective administration of anesthesia for the elderly.
Teri Monk Rovenstine Memorial Lecture on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (Oct. 13, 2003)
http://10085.hostinglogin.com/saga1/Rovenstine2.ppt
Textbooks
“Geriatric Anesthesia,” by Frederick Sieber, Mc-Graw-Hill Professional, 2006.
“Geriatric Anesthesiology,” by Jeffrey H. Silverstein, G. Alec Rooke, J.G. Reves , Charles H. McLeskey, Springer, 2007.
“Geroanesthesia: Principles for Management of the Elderly Patient,” by Stanley Muravchick, Mosby-Year Book, 1997.
“Atlas of Anesthesia, Volume 5: Subspecialty Care," by Stanley Muravchick, Current Medicine, 1998.
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