Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · May 2011
Retraction Of PublicationDolasetron for preventing postanesthetic shivering: Retraction.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · May 2011
Comparative Study WebcastsPostoperative cognitive dysfunction is independent of type of surgery and anesthetic.
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) has been documented after cardiac and noncardiac surgery. The type of surgery and anesthetic has been assumed to be associated with the incidence but there are few prospective data comparing the incidence after different procedures. In this study, we sought to determine the association of the type of surgical procedure and anesthesia on the incidence of POCD after procedures involving light sedation, general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery, and general anesthesia for cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass. ⋯ The incidence of POCD in old and elderly patients at day 7 was higher after CABG surgery than THJR surgery, but POCD at 3 months was independent of the nature or the type of procedure or anesthetic when comparing CA, THJR, and CABG surgery groups. Cardiovascular risk factors were not predictive of POCD after any procedure.