Experts recommend new way to describe cognitive changes after anesthesia, surgery in elderly patient

(American Society of Anesthesiologists) A multidisciplinary, international group of experts has recommended changing the way clinicians and patients describe cognitive changes experienced in some patients after anesthesia and surgery. The recommendations are being published simultaneously in six peer-reviewed journals including, Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news