Chapter 4 – Respiratory Critical Care in the Elderly
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
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
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
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
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…
