Cognitive impairment and its adverse outcomes in older surgical patients: an under-recognized problem!

Ellene Yan^{1

2}, David He³, Tarek K Rajji^{2

4

5}, Frances Chung^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Toronto Dementia Research Alliance, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ellene Yan et al. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2023.

. 2023 Apr 1;61(2):23-28.

doi: 10.1097/AIA.0000000000000392. Epub 2023 Feb 3.

Ellene Yan^{1

2}, David He³, Tarek K Rajji^{2

4

5}, Frances Chung^{1

2}

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Toronto Dementia Research Alliance, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

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