Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) evidence-based protocols for perioperative care
can lead to improvements in clinical outcomes and cost savings. This article aims to present …

Delirium is the most common neuropsychiatric syndrome found in the acute care setting,
with a prevalence ranging from 10% in general medicine to 85% in advanced cancer and …

Postoperative delirium is a geriatric syndrome that manifests as changes in cognition,
attention, and levels of consciousness after surgery. It occurs in up to 50% of patients after …

Background Delirium is a common and serious postoperative complication. Subanaesthetic
ketamine is often administered intraoperatively for postoperative analgesia, and some …

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Ketamine was introduced commercially in 1970 with the manufacturer's description as a
“rapidly acting, nonbarbiturate general anesthetic” and a suggestion that it would be useful …

Background Delirium is a common mental disorder, which is distressing and has serious
adverse outcomes in hospitalised patients. Prevention of delirium is desirable from the …

Cognitive recovery after anaesthesia and surgery is a concern for older adults, their families,
and caregivers. Reports of patients who were 'never the same'prompted a scientific inquiry …

After nearly half a century on the market, ketamine still occupies a unique corner in the
medical armamentarium of anesthesiologists or clinicians treating pain. Over the last two …

The prevention of perioperative neurocognitive disorders is a priority for patients, families,
clinicians, and researchers. Given the multiple risk factors present throughout the …