The impact of the type of anaesthesia on cognitive status and delirium during the first postoperative days in elderly patients

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 492-499

  Papaioannou, Alexandra ^a   Fraidakis, O ^a   Michaloudis, D ^a,b   Balalis, C ^a   Askitopoulou, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aged; Anaesthesia, conduction, general; Cognitive disorders, delirium; Postoperative period, complications; Postoperative period, psychological tests, mini mental state examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELIRIUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SMOKING;

EID: 22244487646     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505000840     Document Type: Article

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