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Management of Regional Anesthesia

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Geriatric Anesthesiology

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There has been a dramatic increase in the elderly population throughout the past century. In one century, the number of persons aged 65 years or older has increased three times. Patients aged 85 and older are the most rapidly growing age group. By 2030, up to 20% of Western populations will be more than 65 years of age.1 This situation has led to a progressive increase in the number of surgical interventions in elderly people. It has been estimated that more than half of the population older than 65 years will require surgical intervention at least once during the remainder of their lives.2

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Bernadette Veering MD, PhD (Associate Professor)

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Surgery, and Geriatrics and Adult Development , Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Jeffrey H. Silverstein MD (Professor, Vice Chairman for Research, Associate Dean for Research) (Professor, Vice Chairman for Research, Associate Dean for Research)

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA

    G. Alec Rooke MD, PhD (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine) (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine)

  3. Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    G. Alec Rooke MD, PhD (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine) (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine)

  4. College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology/College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    J. G. Reves MD (Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean) (Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean)

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    Charles H. McLeskey MD

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Veering, B. (2008). Management of Regional Anesthesia. In: Silverstein, J.H., Rooke, G.A., Reves, J.G., McLeskey, C.H. (eds) Geriatric Anesthesiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72527-7_19

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