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June 17, 2016Global Journal of Health ScienceOpen Access

Advanced age, genetic polymorphism, idiosyncratic condition, metabolic syndrome, neurological diseases, type of anaesthesia and surgical operation, and sleep disturbance were identified as the most important risk factors for POCD.

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Patients undergoing surgery

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MPMaria D. PappaNTNikolaos TheodosiadisATAndreas Tsounis

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POCD persists postoperatively; leaves open need for prospective trials on prevention in surgical patients.

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Population
Patients undergoing surgery
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Outcome
Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)

This review highlights key risk factors for post-operative cognitive dysfunction, including advanced age, metabolic syndrome, and type of anesthesia, to aid in its prevention.

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Pappa et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a715423f44fa9f079df1e8dhttps://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v9n1p303
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