Trauma experienced during surgery can contribute to the development of a systemic
inflammatory response that can cause multi-organ dysfunction or even failure. Post-surgical …

The purpose of this white paper is to provide a succinct summary of the different
experimental approaches that have been used in preclinical post-operative cognitive …

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), as one of the common postoperative
complications, mainly occurs after surgery and anesthesia, especially in the elderly. It refers …

Background Postoperative delirium complicates approximately 15%–20% of major
operations in patients≥ 65 years and is associated with adverse outcomes and increased …

Perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PND) is a common postoperative complication
associated with regional or general anesthesia and surgery. Growing evidence in both …

Postoperative delirium (POD) is an acute cognitive dysfunction that is mainly characterized
by memory impairment and disturbances in consciousness. POD can prolong the hospital …

With the worldwide increase in life span, surgical patients are becoming older and have a
greater propensity for postoperative cognitive impairment, either new onset or through …

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common neurological system disorder in
surgical patients. The choice of anesthetic can potentially reduce POCD. The authors …

Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is an important complication for older patients
and recent randomised controlled trials have showed a conflicting result of the effect of deep …

Study objective and background To comprehensively evaluate the associations between the
depth of anesthesia and postoperative delirium (POD) or postoperative cognitive dysfunction …