A recent study has shown no link between elderly patients receiving anesthesia and developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to Virtual Medical Centre.
The study was designed to tackle the notion that the cognitive function problems some elderly patients experience post-anesthesia could develop into long-term changes, such as dementia.
The study, initially published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings online, looked at 900 patients older than 45 who had dementia and who did not develop dementia between 1985 and 1994. Researchers found 70 percent of the patients in both groups had surgery requiring general anesthesia.
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The study was designed to tackle the notion that the cognitive function problems some elderly patients experience post-anesthesia could develop into long-term changes, such as dementia.
The study, initially published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings online, looked at 900 patients older than 45 who had dementia and who did not develop dementia between 1985 and 1994. Researchers found 70 percent of the patients in both groups had surgery requiring general anesthesia.
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Best Practices: Documentation and Reporting for Post-Operative Pain Management Procedures in Anesthesia
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