Is peri-operative cortisol secretion related to post-operative cognitive dysfunction?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1225-1231

  Rasmussen, L S ^a   O'Brien, J T ^b   Silverstein, J H ^c   Johnson, T W ^d   Siersma, V D ^e   Canet, J ^f   Jolles, J ^g   Hanning, C D ^h   Kuipers, H M ⁱ   Abildstrom, H ^a   Papaioannou, A ^j   Raeder, J ^k   Yli Hankala, A ^l   Sneyd, J R ^m   Munoz, L ⁿ   Moller, J T ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^g MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

^k ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^l UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^m PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Cognitive function; Complications; Cortisol; Post operative period; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SALIVA;

EID: 25444434131     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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