Senior Partner Albany Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Group Albany, New York
This session will focus on the provision of anesthesia to the geriatric patient and using inhalational agents in the provision of outpatient OMS procedures. Given the population bell curve, OMS providers will continue to see an increase in the number of geriatric patients they see and treat in their offices, bringing a new set of challenges OMSs need to consider and adapt to. The majority of OMSs tend to use intravenous medications as the mainstay in the delivery of their outpatient anesthesia. However, many patients regard the placement of an IV needle as an anxiety-provoking event. Use of inhalation agents prior to the placement of IV access can alleviate a patient’s anxiety, but it can present challenges to the OMS that will be reviewed during this session.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
Discuss preop evaluation of the geriatric patient undergoing anesthesia.
Manage the geriatric patient undergoing anesthesia.
Explain the uses, risks and benefits of inhalation anesthesia.