Administration of anesthetic agents fundamentally shifts the responsibility for maintenance of
homeostasis from the patient and their intrinsic physiological regulatory mechanisms to 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 …

Importance Intraoperative electroencephalogram (EEG) waveform suppression, often
suggesting excessive general anesthesia, has been associated with postoperative delirium …

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 …

For half a century, it has been known that some patients experience neurocognitive
dysfunction after cardiac surgery; however, defining its incidence, course, and causes …

Update of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intens... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Update of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care …

Background Postoperative delirium is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and
mortality, especially in the elderly. Delirium in the postanaesthesia care unit (PACU) could …

As part of the American Society of Anesthesiology Brain Health Initiative goal of improving
perioperative brain health for older patients, over 30 experts met at the fifth International …

Electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring to indicate brain state during anesthesia has
become widely available. It remains unclear whether EEG-guided anesthesia influences …

Burst-suppression electroencephalography (EEG) patterns of electrical activity,
characterized by intermittent high-power broad-spectrum oscillations alternating with …