What Can Population Data Tell Us About Anesthesia and Cognition in the (Vulnerable) Older Patient?

(Abstracted from Anesth Analg, 124(4):1036–1038, 2017) Postoperative cognitive dysfunction has been observed in patients following anesthesia and surgery. Recent evidence of preoperative cognitive impairment has made identifying preoperative cognitive trajectory of an individual very important in understanding and interpreting postoperative change in the short and long term.
Source: Survey of Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: General Anesthesia Source Type: research