By Peter J. Papadakos, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FAARC
Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery
Director of Critical Care Medicine
University of Rochester Medical Center
New York
Professor of Internal Medicine
Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, Ga.
The number of senior citizens is growing rapidly; individuals aged 65 and older increased from 39.6 million in 2009 to 54.1 million in 2019 (a 36% increase) and is projected to