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Leadership Transition at ASA’s Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia

2024 PND Workshop in Philadelphia

New Section Editor for Geriatric Anesthesia at Anesthesia and Analgesia

Selected Publications and Presentations

Mahanna-Gabrielli E, Schenning KJ, Deiner SG, Whittington RA. Pro-Con Debate: Judicious Benzodiazepine Administration for Preoperative Anxiolysis in Older Patients. Anesth Analg. 2023 Aug 1;137(2):280-288. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006337. Epub 2023 Jul 14. PMID: 37450906; PMCID: PMC10358369.

Evered LA, Pryor KO. Benzodiazepines and postoperative delirium: should we be as cautious as we are? Br J Anaesth. 2023 Aug 4:S0007-0912(23)00376-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.07.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37544837.

Schenning KJ, Mahanna-Gabrielli E, Deiner SG. Update on Perioperative Delirium. Anesthesiol Clin. 2023 Sep;41(3):567-581. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2023.02.007. Epub 2023 May 22. PMID: 37516495.

Rajput K, Ng J, Zwolinski N, Chow RM. Pain Management in the Elderly: A Narrative Review. Anesthesiol Clin. 2023 Sep;41(3):671-691. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2023.03.003. Epub 2023 Apr 28. PMID: 37516502.

Bowman EML, Brummel NE, Caplan GA, Cunningham C, Evered LA, Fiest KM, Girard TD, Jackson TA, LaHue SC, Lindroth HL, Maclullich AMJ, McAuley DF, Oh ES, Oldham MA, Page VJ, Pandharipande PP, Potter KM, Sinha P, Slooter AJC, Sweeney AM, Tieges Z, Van Dellen E, Wilcox ME, Zetterberg H, Cunningham EL. Advancing specificity in delirium: The delirium subtyping initiative. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 Jul 31. doi: 10.1002/alz.13419. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37522255.

Mladinov D, Isaza E, Gosling AF, Clark AL, Kukreja J, Brzezinski M. Perioperative Fluid Management. Anesthesiol Clin. 2023 Sep;41(3):613-629. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2023.03.001. Epub 2023 Apr 14. PMID: 37516498.

Schonberger RB, Dai F, Michel G, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N, Bardia A. Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65. J Clin Anesth. 2022 Sep;80:110846. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110846. Epub 2022 Apr 27. PMID: 35489305.

Neuman MD, Feng R, Ellenberg SS, Sieber F, Sessler DI, Magaziner J, Elkassabany N, et al. ; REGAIN (Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture) Investigators. Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery : A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Jul;175(7):952-960. doi: 10.7326/M22-0320. Epub 2022 Jun 14. PMID: 35696684.

McIsaac DI, Gill M, Boland L, Hutton B, Branje K, Shaw J, Grudzinski AL, Barone N, Gillis C; Prehabilitation Knowledge Network. Prehabilitation in adult patients undergoing surgery: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. Br J Anaesth. 2022 Feb;128(2):244-257. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.11.014. Epub 2021 Dec 16. PMID: 34922735.

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Professional Resources

Educational Resources for Anesthesia Providers

  • Geriatric toolkit: Produced by geriatric anesthesiologists through the support of the American Geriatrics Society. You must first create a login name and password (this is free).
  • Pubmed search on delirium
  • Geriatric FAQs:  Short answers to important issues in anesthetic care of older patients. Most recent synopsis of anesthetic issues when caring for older patients. Written by members of the ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia and SAGA.
  • Geriatric Curriculum:  This document is a bullet list summary of issues important to the anesthetic care of the older patient, and includes citations of key papers.
  • Geriatric Syllabus:  Developed to improve patient care.
  • The RASP Project:  State-of-the-art literature review.
  • Institute of Medicine Report on Retooling for an Aging America: JAGS 59:1537–1539, 2011. Reviews the impact our aging society will have on health care and what the government should do to prepare for the "silver tsunami".
  • Geriatrics at Your Fingertips: A short, concise synopsis on geriatric medical care that can be found via the American Geriatrics Society or through online book purchasing websites.

Professional Resources

Educational Resources for Patients

  • Geriatric toolkit: Produced by geriatric anesthesiologists through the support of the American Geriatrics Society. You must first create a login name and password (this is free).
  • Pubmed search on delirium
  • Geriatric FAQs:  Short answers to important issues in anesthetic care of older patients. Most recent synopsis of anesthetic issues when caring for older patients. Written by members of the ASA Committee on Geriatric Anesthesia and SAGA.
  • Geriatric Curriculum:  This document is a bullet list summary of issues important to the anesthetic care of the older patient, and includes citations of key papers.
  • Geriatric Syllabus:  Developed to improve patient care.
  • The RASP Project:  State-of-the-art literature review.
  • Institute of Medicine Report on Retooling for an Aging America: JAGS 59:1537–1539, 2011. Reviews the impact our aging society will have on health care and what the government should do to prepare for the "silver tsunami".
  • Geriatrics at Your Fingertips: A short, concise synopsis on geriatric medical care that can be found via the American Geriatrics Society or through online book purchasing websites.

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