Determining the prevalence and risk factors related to sleep disturbance in surgical patients
would be beneficial for risk stratification and perioperative care planning. The objectives of …

William Morton introduced the world to ether anesthesia for use during surgery in the
Bullfinch Building of the Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846. For nearly …

Importance Postoperative sleep disturbance (PSD) is common in patients after surgery.
Objective To examine the effect of intraoperative esketamine infusion on the incidence of …

Objective Delirium is a complex neurocognitive syndrome suspected to be bidirectionally
linked to dementia. Circadian rhythm disturbances likely contribute to dementia …

Surgical pain is associated with delirium in patients, and acupuncture can treat pain.
However, whether electroacupuncture can attenuate the surgical pain-associated delirium …

Sleep fragmentation (SF) is a common sleep problem experienced during the perioperative
period by older adults, and is associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) …

Neuropathic pain (NP) is associated with sleep disturbances, which may substantially
influence the quality of life. Clinical and animal studies demonstrated that neurotransmitter is …

Purpose To examine the relationship between postoperative pain and opioid use and the
development of postoperative delirium (POD), with attention to the preoperative opioid use …

Methods Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer
from July 2019 to May 2021 were selected. The patients were assigned to Ai-PCIA group …

Background Postoperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs) is common among surgical
patients, however, the effect of glucocorticoids for preventing PNDs is not clear. This review …