Postoperative cognitive dysfunction in adult and elderly patients: General anesthesia vs subarachnoid or epidural analgesia

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1123-1138

  Anwer, Hisham M F ^a   Swelem, Shafik E ^a   El Sheshai, Adel ^a   Moustafa, Ayman A ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 33846140149     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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