Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Volume 24, No. 3, Year 2018
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The outcome of surgery in elderly patients is directly related to the care they receive during the entire perioperative process. Anaesthesia makes up only one component of this but is directly associated with the mortality and morbidity seen in this population group. As the average population age increases and the number of elderly requiring surgery follows suit, the need to understand the challenges in anaesthetising elderly patients becomes more important.