Perioperative Neurocognitive Screening Tools for At-Risk Surgical Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Perioperative neurocognitive disorders are common after surgery and have serious socioeconomic impacts. Despite this, these disorders remain under-recognized and underdiagnosed. To facilitate detection and direct patients toward appropriate preventative interventions, assessment of cognition during the perioperative period is of critical importance. However, there are considerable barriers to the widespread clinical implementation of cognitive assessments, including a lack of consensus regarding the optimal tool for use in specific clinical scenarios.

Recent findings

We provide an overview of the most widely used and validated cognitive assessment tools, including those that permit telemedicine-enabled patient encounters.

Summary

No single tool is op

SUBMITTER: Kaustov L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9491510 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature