Intravenous versus inhalational maintenance of anaesthesia for postoperative cognitive outcomes in elderly people undergoing non-cardiac surgery

The use of anaesthetics in the elderly surgical population (more than 60 years of age) is increasing. Postoperative delirium, an acute condition characterized by reduced awareness of the environment and a disturbance in attention, typically occurs between 24 and 72 hours after surgery and can affect...

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Published in:	Cochrane database of systematic reviews Vol. 8; p. CD012317
Main Authors:	Miller, David, Lewis, Sharon R, Pritchard, Michael W, Schofield-Robinson, Oliver J, Shelton, Cliff L, Alderson, Phil, Smith, Andrew F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 21.08.2018
Subjects:	Aged Anesthesia, Inhalation Anesthesia, Intravenous Anesthetics, Inhalation Anesthetics, Intravenous - adverse effects Cognition - drug effects Cognition Disorders - chemically induced Delirium - chemically induced Desflurane Humans Hypotension - chemically induced Isoflurane - adverse effects Isoflurane - analogs & derivatives Methyl Ethers - adverse effects Middle Aged Postoperative Complications - chemically induced Postoperative Complications - mortality Propofol - adverse effects Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Sevoflurane Surgical Procedures, Operative
ISSN:	1469-493X, 1469-493X
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