Peri-operative cognitive dysfunction and protection.
Anaesthesia
; 71 Suppl 1: 58-63, 2016 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26620148
ABSTRACT
Cognition may decline after surgery. Postoperative delirium, especially when hyperactive, may be easily recognised, whereas cognitive dysfunction is subtle and can only be detected using neuropsychological tests. The causes for these two conditions are largely unknown, although they share risk factors, the predominant one being age. Ignorance of the causes for postoperative cognitive dysfunction contributes to the difficulty of conducting interventional studies. Postoperative cognitive disorders are associated with increased mortality and permanent disability. Peri-operative interventions can reduce the rate of delirium in the elderly, but in spite of promising findings in animal experiments, no intervention reduces postoperative cognitive dysfunction in humans.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Transtornos Cognitivos
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Delírio
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anaesthesia
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Dinamarca