“Why are older people more sensitive to anesthesia?”
My grandmother's doctor is really concerned that her anesthesia will cause several issues for her after surgery. Like memory loss, confusion, etc. She does have issues with memory loss, but I can't imagine her not being fine if it's monitored. Why are older patients a concern with anesthesia?
1 Answer
With existing memory problems, general anesthesia can temporarily make it worse for up to a year. This is more of a side effect of having anesthetic gas in this population of patients. Not everyone will be affected the same.
