For elderly patients undergoing elective surgical procedures, preoperative evaluation of
cognition is often overlooked. Patients may experience postoperative delirium (POD) and …

Improving trends in global health care have resulted in a steady increase in the geriatric
population. However, as the population ages, surgery is being performed more frequently in …

BACKGROUND: Preoperative risk stratification is commonly performed by assessing end-
organ function (such as cardiac and pulmonary) to define postoperative risk. Little is known …

There is significant evidence that many older surgical patients experience at least a transient
decrease in cognitive function. Although there is still equipoise regarding the degree …

Despite advances in peri operative care, a significant percentage of elderly patients
experience transient post operative delirium and/or long-term post-operative cognitive …

Purpose Preoperative cognitive impairment is associated with the development of
postoperative delirium, a common and consequential complication of major surgery in older …

Preoperative prediction and early perioperative recognition of high-risk patients allow for
rapid diagnosis and treatment, which may reduce duration of delirium. There has been …

Study objective To determine the effect of cognitive impairment (CI) and dementia on
adverse outcomes in older surgical patients. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis …

Objective: The aim of this study was to highlight the vulnerability of the aging brain to surgery
and anesthesia, examine postoperative cognitive outcomes, and recommend possible …

Postoperative cognitive impairment is an increasingly common problem as more elderly
patients undergo major surgery. Cognitive deficits in the postoperative period cause severe …