Postoperative cognitive deficit in the elderly surgical patient

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 449-462

  Dodds, Chris ^a   Allison, Joy ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age factors; Anaesthesia; Complications; Dementia; Geriatric; Hypotension; Hypoxia; Postoperative; Psychological responses

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AGED; AMNESIA; ANXIETY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERSONALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031667869     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.3.449     Document Type: Review

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