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…
Chapter 4 Respiratory Critical Care in the Elderly Jonathan M. Siner and Margaret A. Pisani Key Points The incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome rises with age and is likely…
Chapter 5 Neurocognitive Dysfunction and Geriatric Neurocritical Care Tracy J. McGrane , Pratik P. Pandharipande and Christopher G. Hughes Key Points Acute brain dysfunction is common among the elderly population…
Chapter 3 Principles of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy John W. Devlin and Jeffrey F. Barletta Key Points Older adults frequently experience adverse drug events in the intensive care unit (ICU), due to…
Chapter 2 Chronic Critical Illness in Geriatric Patients Amit Bardia and Shamsuddin Akhtar Key Points Chronic critical illness is used to describe patients who survive the initial acute episode of…
Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Critical Illness in the Elderly Kristin Oliveira and Linda L. Maerz Key Points Caring for the aging population is one of the most important challenges of…
