Nonopioid Analgesics for the Perioperative Geriatric Patient: A Narrative Review

• Published in: Anesthesia and analgesia Vol. 135; no. 2; pp. 290 - 306
• Main Authors: Wilson, Sylvia H., Wilson, P. Ryan, Bridges, Kathryn H., Bell, L. Hannah, Clark, Carlee A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkin 01.08.2022

Management of acute perioperative pain in the geriatric patient can be challenging as the physiologic and pharmacokinetic changes associated with aging may predispose older patients to opioid-related side effects. Furthermore, elderly adults are more susceptible to postoperative delirium and postope...