Some of the anesthetic implications in the elderly patient include sensitivity to certain drugs, which requires careful titration or lowering of the dose; lower minimal alveolar concentration; and the need to reduce the dose of local anesthetic by 40% in cases of spinal anesthesia.
La concentración alveolar mínima disminuye con la edad, y con la anestesia espinal se sugiere disminuir en un 40% la dosis del anestésico local.