Abstract
The use of prescription medication is more common in the geriatric population. As trauma in the elderly continues to rise, the trauma surgeon is increasingly faced with older patients on complex medication regimens. This chapter will review drug metabolism in the elderly and changes which occur with the aging process. The more common antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications and options for treatment or reversal, the impact of beta-blockers, and the basic approach to delirium and pain management will also be reviewed.
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Wahl, W. L., & Miller, J. T. (2014). Pharmacology. In Geriatric Trauma and Critical Care (pp. 345–352). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8501-8_34
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