Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication of the surgical
experience and is common in the elderly and patients with preexisting neurocognitive …

Background Postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)
may complicate a patient's postoperative recovery in several ways. Monitoring of processed …

Surgery can induce cognitive decline, a risk that increases with advancing age. In rodents,
postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) is associated with the inflammatory activation of …

Neuroinflammation following peripheral surgery is a pivotal pathogenic mechanism of
postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). However, the key site of inflammation-mediated …

General anesthesia has been unequivocally linked to abnormal development of the central
nervous system, leading to neurocognitive impairments in laboratory models. In vitro and in …

Background Postoperative delirium is prevalent in older patients and associated with worse
outcomes. Recent data in animal studies demonstrate increases in inflammatory markers in …

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), as one of the common postoperative
complications, mainly occurs after surgery and anesthesia, especially in the elderly. It refers …

The aging population is burgeoning globally and this trend presents great challenges to the
current healthcare system as the growing number of aged individuals receives procedures …

While people 65 years of age and older represent 16% of the population in the United
States, they account for> 40% of surgical procedures performed each year. Maintaining …

This narrative review updates the recent advances in our understanding of the multifactorial
pathogenesis for reduced postdischarge physical and cognitive function after fast-track …