Description
This book presents a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to vascular disease for the geriatric patient, focusing on vascular pathology and interventions but also on perioperative care, anesthetic care, functional outcomes and quality of life, as well as ethical considerations that impact decision making. The book addresses open and endovascular interventions in different vascular beds, as well as preoperative workup and optimization, anesthetic considerations, all aspects and expectations of the postoperative care and recovery and is the only book to include specialize in the intricacies of the care of the geriatric patients, the challenging recovery and neurocognitive changes, and ethical considerations for the end stage geriatric patient or in the setting of postoperative complications. Written by experts in the field, each section addresses patient selection, pre-operative considerations, technical conduct of the most common operations with open or endovascular options, and avoiding complications. A brief review of the existing literature addressing the particular topic follows in each section. With its concise yet comprehensive summary of the field, Vascular Disease in Older Adults is the ultimate resource for geriatricians, cardiologists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and all physicians of who care for the aging patient with vascular disease. Rabih Chaer, MD 200 Lothrop Street A-1011 UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Chapter 1. Screening for Vascular Pathology: Current Guidelines and Recommendations Jon G. Quatromoni and Grace J. Wang Chapter 2. Preoperative Optimization of the Elderly Patient Prior to Vascular Surgery Jason M. Johanning, G. Matthew Longo, and Alyson Melin Chapter 3. Anesthetic Considerations for Elderly Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery Shashank Saxena Chapter 4. Deep Vein Thrombosis in the Elderly Anthony J. Comerota Chapter 5. Management of Chronic Venous Disease and Varicose Veins in the Elderly Huiting Chen, Bradley Reames, and Thomas W. Wakefield Chapter 6. Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly Brajesh K. Lal and Rafael S. Cires-Drouet Chapter 7. Aortic Aneurysm Disease in the Elderly Max Wohlauer and Matthew J. Eagleton Chapter 8. Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Elderly Jennifer Kaplan, Emily V. Finlayson, and Michael S. Conte Chapter 9. Renal Failure in the Elderly Mark Unruh and Theodore Yuo Chapter 10. Ethical Considerations Jun Xu and Daniel E. Hall
