Background There are no effective pharmacologic interventions for preventing postoperative
cognitive dysfunction in daily practice. Since the antibiotic minocycline is known to suppress …

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is reported to occur frequently after all types
especially cardiac surgery in elderly patients. It can be short-term or long-term and some …

Objective Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is common after surgery in elderly
patients and is associated with high morbidity. The molecular mechanisms responsible for …

Purpose: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) occurs frequently in elderly people
especially for those after major surgeries. Arthroplasty improves quality of life in elderly …

Post operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is common following lower limb arthroplasty.
The prevalence varies from 41–75% at 7days to 18–45% at 3months post operatively. The …

Background: The study assessed whether pre-existing cognitive impairment (CI) prior to
elective total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with worse postoperative outcomes such …

Background: The type of postoperative cognitive decline after surgery under spinal
anesthesia is unknown. We investigated the type of postoperative cognitive decline after …

Background Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), common in elderly patients, is
thought to be closely associated with intraoperative instability of hemodynamics and …

Background Elderly patients are prone to postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The
comparison of the effects of anesthetic adjuvant drugs on POCD in elderly patients …

Objectives Adverse neurologic outcome can be a debilitating complication after cardiac
surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential neuroprotective action of …