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Alterations in Metabolic Functions and Electrolytes

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Geriatric Anesthesiology

Abstract

Aging has been characterized as a comprehensive, progressive, and irreversible biologic process resulting in the maintenance of life but with a diminishing capability for adaptation.1,2 In fact, it has been estimated that after the age of 30 years, organ systems lose approximately 1% of their function per annum.3 Implied in this description are the concepts of increased biologic entropy, functional deterioration, loss of viability, and an augmented likelihood of death.4

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    Michael C. Lewis MD (Associate Professor)

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  3. Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    G. Alec Rooke MD, PhD (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine) (Professor and Visiting Professor of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine)

  4. College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology/College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    J. G. Reves MD (Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean) (Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean)

  5. Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Charles H. McLeskey MD

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Lewis, M.C. (2008). Alterations in Metabolic Functions and Electrolytes. In: Silverstein, J.H., Rooke, G.A., Reves, J.G., McLeskey, C.H. (eds) Geriatric Anesthesiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72527-7_7

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