2025 American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Advisory for Perioperative Care of Older Adults Scheduled for Inpatient Surgery

This advisory provides evidence-based recommendations on the management of older adults undergoing inpatient surgery. The advisory focuses on aspects of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care of specific relevance to older adults (i.e., 65 yr or older), and it addresses approaches to minimizing complications of anesthesia common among older patients.