Eye surgery in the elderly

Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2003 Jun;17(2):245-57. doi: 10.1016/s1521-6896(03)00006-5.

Abstract

Elderly patients represent the majority of the surgical population scheduled for ophthalmological surgery. Eye surgery is usually minimally invasive, enabling most of the procedures to be performed as day-case surgery despite the high co-morbidity of these patients. This, however, requires a specific perioperative anaesthetic strategy. In this chapter we address features of perioperative care in the geriatric population undergoing eye surgery, from pre-medication and pre-operative testing, to choice and performance of anaesthesia, and finally to post-anaesthesia care.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anesthesia, Local / methods*
  • Comorbidity
  • Eye Diseases / surgery*
  • Geriatrics*
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Intubation, Intratracheal
  • Laryngeal Masks
  • Perioperative Care*
  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / prevention & control