Geriatric pain management: The anesthesiologist's perspective

Gordon M. Freedman; Ramani Peruvemba

doi:10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70153-X

Geriatric pain management: The anesthesiologist's perspective

Gordon M. Freedman
, Ramani Peruvemba

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

Geriatric patients have a unique physiology that makes their pain management problematic. This article reviews the issue of geriatric pain management from the perspective of the anesthesiologist. It looks at the main causes of geriatric chronic pain and emphasizes the different analgesic modalities available that can provide maximum relief and minimal potential side effects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-141
Number of pages	19
Journal	Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70153-X
State	Published - 2000

Access to Document

10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70153-X

Cite this

@article{cf83e234b6f54cef80d782b6273f7a70,

title = "Geriatric pain management: The anesthesiologist's perspective",

abstract = "Geriatric patients have a unique physiology that makes their pain management problematic. This article reviews the issue of geriatric pain management from the perspective of the anesthesiologist. It looks at the main causes of geriatric chronic pain and emphasizes the different analgesic modalities available that can provide maximum relief and minimal potential side effects.",

author = "Freedman, \{Gordon M.\} and Ramani Peruvemba",

year = "2000",

doi = "10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70153-X",

language = "English",

volume = "18",

pages = "123--141",

journal = "Anesthesiology Clinics of North America",

issn = "0889-8537",

publisher = "W.B. Saunders",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Geriatric pain management

T2 - The anesthesiologist's perspective

AU - Freedman, Gordon M.

AU - Peruvemba, Ramani

PY - 2000

Y1 - 2000

N2 - Geriatric patients have a unique physiology that makes their pain management problematic. This article reviews the issue of geriatric pain management from the perspective of the anesthesiologist. It looks at the main causes of geriatric chronic pain and emphasizes the different analgesic modalities available that can provide maximum relief and minimal potential side effects.

AB - Geriatric patients have a unique physiology that makes their pain management problematic. This article reviews the issue of geriatric pain management from the perspective of the anesthesiologist. It looks at the main causes of geriatric chronic pain and emphasizes the different analgesic modalities available that can provide maximum relief and minimal potential side effects.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0034098760

U2 - 10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70153-X

DO - 10.1016/S0889-8537(05)70153-X

M3 - Article

C2 - 10935004

AN - SCOPUS:0034098760

SN - 0889-8537

VL - 18

SP - 123

EP - 141

JO - Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

JF - Anesthesiology Clinics of North America

IS - 1

ER -

Geriatric pain management: The anesthesiologist's perspective

Abstract

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this