Why the study?
Is postoperative cognitive dysfunction after noncardiac surgery associated with increased mortality and socioeconomic consequences?
Population
Patients after noncardiac surgery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Long-term
Authors
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May support perioperative cognitive monitoring; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Is postoperative cognitive dysfunction after noncardiac surgery associated with increased mortality and socioeconomic consequences?
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction following noncardiac surgery is linked to increased long-term mortality and significant socioeconomic consequences.
Steinmetz et al. (2009) studied this question.
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