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The Elderly: From Physiopathology to Surveillance in the Perioperative Period

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Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.

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Abstract

Normally, a patient over 65 years is considered an elderly subject. More specifically, however, three age groups may be distinguished within the so-called elderly population, namely:

  • the elderly subject, between 65 and 74 years of age,

  • the old subject, between 75 and 84 years,

  • the very old subject or geront, over 85 years of age.

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  1. Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Clinic, Trieste University School of Medicine, Trieste, Italy

    G. Galimberti

  2. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Eugène André Hospital, Lyon, France

    R. Muchada

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Galimberti, G., Muchada, R. (2002). The Elderly: From Physiopathology to Surveillance in the Perioperative Period. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2099-3_75

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