The Physiological Basis of Geriatric General Anaesthesia

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1 May 1973

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Vol. 1 (4) , 319-322
https://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x7300100411

Abstract

There is a decline in most physiological functions with age, independent of disease. The effect of geriatric physiology on anaesthetic drug administration is briefly reviewed.

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