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Frederick Sieber, MD
By the year 2030, an estimated 973 million people worldwide will be older than 65, almost twice as many as today. Not for 20 years has this important subject been systematically reviewed. Dr. Sieber of Johns Hopkins University and his contributors have done a creditable job in tackling this large topic. Discussions include the mechanisms of aging, the effects of aging on organ reserve, pharmacology, perioperative assessment, controversies in intraoperative management, delirium, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, dementia, the management of chronic pain and the treatment of patients in the postanesthsia and intensive care units. —Elizabeth A.M. Frost, MD, clinical professor of anesthesia at Mount Sinai Medical |
