Quaternary Prevention in Geriatric Anesthesiology
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Quaternary Prevention in Geriatric Anesthesiology
Anesthesia administration in geriatric patients has always been challenging. Besides, the variable pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, numerous other factors need to be considered for any surgical procedure or during treatment of critically ill geriatric patients in intensive care units. Besides taking care of clinical comorbidities, many other preventive measures are necessary to minimize t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2167-7182
DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000402