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Editorial
. 2016 Feb;124(2):255-8.
doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000958.

The Fallacy of Persistent Postoperative Cognitive Decline

Michael S Avidan  1 , Alex S Evers
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Editorial

The Fallacy of Persistent Postoperative Cognitive Decline

Michael S Avidan et al. Anesthesiology. 2016 Feb.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Hierarchy of evidence pyramid showing studies that have and have not found a link between surgery or anesthesia, and dementia or postoperative cognitive decline lasting > 6 months (More details are provided in supplementary online appendix). POCD, postoperative cognitive decline
Figure 2
Figure 2
Hypothetical preoperative and postoperative cognitive trajectory. POCD, postoperative cognitive decline
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  • Fallacy…. Really?
    Eckenhoff RG, Hogan KJ, Evered L. Eckenhoff RG, et al. Anesthesiology. 2016 Aug;125(2):426-8. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001180. Anesthesiology. 2016. PMID: 27433760 No abstract available.
  • In Reply.
    Avidan MS, Evers AS. Avidan MS, et al. Anesthesiology. 2016 Aug;125(2):428-9. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001181. Anesthesiology. 2016. PMID: 27433761 No abstract available.

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