Postoperative cognitive worsening in seniors with an age above life expectancy: a prospective longitudinal study

CONCLUSIONS: Elderly patients had a significantly worse 6CIT value after planned surgery, which may derive in part from age and in part from hospitalization. It is difficult to determine if general anesthesia alone has no harmful effects on cognitive performance in patients at discharge and one year later. Further data are necessary.PMID:37987991 | DOI:10.23736/S0375-9393.23.17572-9

Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - November 21, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gabriele Melegari Enrico Giuliani Suela Osmenaj Silvio Malaguti Michele Zoli Stefano Meletti Elisabetta Bertellini Luciana Mascia Alberto Barbieri Source Type: research