Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction after Noncardiac and Nonneurologic Surgery: An Integrative Review.

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), a subtle change in patients' cognition that occurs after anesthesia and surgery, is a major concern for the growing, elderly population. The purpose of this integrative review was to examine the state of the science of POCD after noncardiac surgery. Englis...

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Publicado en:AANA Journal Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 17 - 28
Autor principal: Woersching, Joanna
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Feb2017
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