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

Traditional approaches to clinical risk assessment utilize age as a marker of increased
vulnerability to stress. Relatively recent advancements in the study of aging have led to the …

BACKGROUND: Both frailty and postoperative delirium (POD) are common in elective
surgical patients 65 years of age and older. However, the association between preoperative …

Longevity is increasing, and more adults are living to the stage of life when age-related
biological factors determine a higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease in a distinctive …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and delirium are the most
common perioperative cognitive complications in older adults undergoing surgery. A recent …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) affect 60% of people over 60 years of age and are one of
the main causes of death in the world. Diagnosed cardiovascular disease also triples the …

Postoperative neurocognitive disorders are frequent complications, especially in elderly
patients, with postoperative delirium being its most pronounced and acute postoperative …

Objective The aim of our meta-analysis was to update evidence for the association between
frailty and delirium in different types of hospitalized patients, given the large volume of new …

In an ageing population of patients with heart disease, preinterventional frailty assessment
for risk prediction is gaining relevance both in cardiac surgery and transcatheter valve …

Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS Cardiac) Recommendations: An Important
First Step—But There Is Much Work to Be Done - Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular …