Optimised anaesthesia to reduce post operative cognitive decline (POCD) in older patients undergoing elective surgery, a randomised controlled trial.

Optimised anaesthesia to reduce post operative cognitive decline (POCD) in older patients undergoing elective surgery, a randomised controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>The study determined the one year incidence of post operative cognitive decline (POCD) and evaluated the effectiveness of an intra-operative anaesthetic intervention in reducing post-operative cognitive impairment in older adults (over 60 years of age) undergoing elect...

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Main Authors: Clive Ballard, Emma Jones, Nathan Gauge, Dag Aarsland, Odd Bjarte Nilsen, Brian K Saxby, David Lowery, Anne Corbett, Keith Wesnes, Eirini Katsaiti, James Arden, Derek Amoako, Nicholas Prophet, Balaji Purushothaman, David Green
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22719840/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22719840/?tool=EBI

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