{"id":3850,"date":"2024-06-21T11:07:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T09:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2025-01-09T09:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:19:45","slug":"anaesthesia-and-analgesia-in-geriatric-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/anaesthesia-and-analgesia-in-geriatric-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaesthesia and analgesia in geriatric patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premedication<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Identifying, preventing and minimising pain is essential in the elderly patient.<\/li>\n
  2. Midazolam appears to worsen balance and recovery in geriatric patients with peripheral vestibular syndrome.<\/li>\n
  3. Administration of an atypical antidepressant such as trazodone may be considered, as it is fast-acting and of short duration.<\/li>\n
  4. In cats, the use of gabapentin also decreases the level of stress and allows gentle management of the patient.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Induction and maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Pre-oxygenation for 5 minutes via a face mask is recommended.<\/li>\n
    2. Evaluation of the airway and oral cavity, as different dental and gingival pathologies, masses, etc. may be present.<\/li>\n
    3. Locoregional techniques are recommended.<\/li>\n
    4. In patients who are administered chronic anti-inflammatory drugs, special care must be taken to maintain arterial pressures under general anaesthesia. If hypertension is also present, our aim is to keep it below 70 mmHg.<\/li>\n
    5. Fluid therapy of 3 ml\/kg\/h in feline and 5 ml\/kg\/h in canine patients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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In cats, the use of gabapentin also decreases the level […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":3851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clinical-content"],"yoast_head":"\nAnaesthesia and analgesia in geriatric patients - Ifevet International - UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ifevet.com\/uk\/anaesthesia-and-analgesia-in-geriatric-patients\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anaesthesia and analgesia in geriatric patients - Ifevet International - UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Premedication Identifying, preventing and minimising pain is essential in the elderly patient. 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