Chapter 15 Geriatric Critical Care Units: Model for Interdisciplinary Approach Steven R. Allen and Lewis J. Kaplan Key Points The interdisciplinary team members of a geriatric critical care unit (GCCU)…
Chapter 14 Ethical Issues: Withdrawing, Withholding, and Futility Gail A. Van Norman Key Points In most Western jurisdictions, withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment (LST) at a competent patient’s request is…
Chapter 13 Perioperative Care of Geriatric Patients at Risk of Developing Critical Illness Andrea Tsai and Ruben J. Azocar Key Points Admissions of geriatric patients to intensive care units (ICUs)…
Chapter 12 Stress Response to Surgery in the Elderly Nazish K. Hashmi and Mihai V. Podgoreanu Key Points Major surgery is a global healthcare burden and is further compounded by…
Chapter 11 Transfusion Therapy and Common Hematologic Problems in the Critically Ill Elderly Aryeh Shander , Faraz Syed and Mazyar Javidroozi Key Points Physiologic changes with aging are generally expected…
Chapter 7 Nutritional and Metabolic Derangements in the Critically Ill Elderly Arturo G. Torres , Sasha Grek and Brenda G. Fahy Key Points Aging nutritional physiology predisposes elderly individuals to…
Chapter 10 Immune Response and Infections in the Elderly Nicole Bryan and Arif R. Sarwari Key Points The study of the aging immune system is currently in its early phases,…
Chapter 9 Trauma and Musculoskeletal System Dysfunction in the Critically Ill Elderly Felix Y. Lui and Kimberly A. Davis Key Points Unintentional injury was the seventh leading cause of death…
Chapter 6 Geriatric Cardiovascular Critical Care Ronald Pauldine Key Points Aging is associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases, including ischemic heart disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, valvular…
Chapter 8 Electrolyte and Renal Disorders in the Critically Ill Elderly David S. Geller and Susan T. Crowley Key Points There are well-described renal anatomic and physiologic adaptations associated with…