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SUBMITTER: Miller D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513211 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miller David D Lewis Sharon R SR Pritchard Michael W MW Schofield-Robinson Oliver J OJ Shelton Cliff L CL Alderson Phil P Smith Andrew F AF
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20180821
<h4>Background</h4>The use of anaesthetics in the elderly surgical population (more than 60 years of age) is increasing. Postoperative delirium, an acute condition characterized by reduced awareness of the environment and a disturbance in attention, typically occurs between 24 and 72 hours after surgery and can affect up to 60% of elderly surgical patients. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a new-onset of cognitive impairment which may persist for weeks or months after surgery.Tradit ...[more]