The Geriatric COVID Patient
- Authors: Osama M. Sayed1, Michael R. Schwartz2
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Anesthesiology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA 2 Department of Anesthesiology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
- Source: Geriatric Anesthesia: A Practical Guide , pp 340-365
- Publication Date: April 2024
- Language: English
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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant impact on healthcare across the world. The pandemic is caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and is transmitted through respiratory secretions. The geriatric population comprised most morbidities and mortalities related to COVID-19. Common symptoms include fever, cough, dyspnea, myalgia, and culminating in acute hypoxic respiratory failure and acute myocardial injury. Geriatric patients with COVID-19 who require surgery are at a greater risk of postoperative complications. An assessment of the risks and benefits of surgical intervention relies on the degree of COVID-19 pathology and the type of surgery whether emergent or elective. The presence of COVID-19 does not warrant a change in the modality of anesthesia that would be performed for any given surgery in the absence of COVID-19.
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