Delirium is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by a sudden and global impairment
in consciousness, attention and cognition. It is particularly frequent in elderly subjects with …

Elderly people are more likely than younger patients to develop cognitive impairment as a
result of taking medications. This reflects age-and disease-associated changes in brain …

Background Long-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction may occur in the elderly. Age
may be a risk factor and hypoxaemia and arterial hypotension causative factors. We …

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction, confusion, and delirium are common after general
anesthesia in the elderly, with symptoms persisting for months or years in some patients …

Delirium is a common neurobehavioral syndrome that occurs across health care settings
which is associated with adverse outcomes, including death. There are limited data on long …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if ketamine attenuates postoperative delirium concomitant with
an anti-inflammatory effect in patients undergoing cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary …

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

Postoperative sleep disturbance is a common occurrence with significant adverse effects on
patients including delayed recovery, impairment of cognitive function, pain sensitivity and …

Objective To determine incidence and risk factors for the development of postoperative
acute confusional state (ACS) in the elderly. Design A prospective cohort study. Setting …

Purpose: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is evident in 26% of elderly patients
seven days after major non-cardiac surgery. Despite the growing popularity of day surgery …