May 23, 2012Journal of the American College of SurgeonsOpen Access

Preoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Is Related to Adverse Postoperative Outcomes in the Elderly

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Why the study?

Does baseline cognitive impairment predict adverse postoperative outcomes in older adults undergoing major elective operations?

Population

Older adults undergoing major elective operations

Design

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Authors

TRThomas N. RobinsonPreventive Cardiology DWDaniel S. WuBaylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple LPLauren Pointer

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Implication

May support preoperative cognitive screening in older adults; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes in trials.

Structured PICO

Does baseline cognitive impairment predict adverse postoperative outcomes in older adults undergoing major elective operations?

Population

Older adults undergoing major elective operations

Intervention

Baseline cognitive impairment

Outcome

Adverse postoperative outcomes including increased complications, length of stay, and long-term mortalityhard clinical

Preoperative cognitive impairment is associated with worse postoperative outcomes in older adults, highlighting the importance of baseline cognitive assessment.

Cite This Study

Robinson et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ebfaf99ab48ec284e9fcec https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.02.007

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Preoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Is Related to Adverse Postoperative Outcomes in the Elderly

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