Anesthesia in elderly patient undergoing to ORIF & humeral nail: case study

Abstract

Anesthesia in elderly patient is complicate because in the elderly have changed the system of the body by increasing age. The risk of anesthesia is more related with the presence of co-existing disease than with the age of the patient. The information surgeries what the old patient will have to be operated any associated problems are essential for planning of operating procedure and anesthesia method. In this study a Thai female 67 years old with the nonunion fracture humerus, irregular heartbeat, hypertension and chronic renal failure was admitted for ORIF with humeral nailing. General and regional anesthesia was given during operation with good outcome.