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Delirium after surgery is a strong predictor of cognitive decline in older adults, finds study

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Researchers found postoperative delirium was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline and the effect was not explained by rehospitalizations, highlighting the long-term impact of delirium on brain health.

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Delirium After Surgery May Be Linked to Years of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Learn more about postoperative delirium and rehospitalization and the link they have to long-term cognitive decline in older adults.

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Delirium after surgery is a strong predictor of cognitive decline in older adults, finds study

Researchers found postoperative delirium was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline and the effect was not explained by rehospitalizations, highlighting the long-term impact of delirium on brain health.

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After a Heavy Operation, Nearly One in Seven Seniors Would Experience a Sustained Decline in Cognitive Abilities, According to a Harvard Study.

Surgery is not limited to what is seen after surgery. For a long time, doctors have mainly monitored pain, healing or walking back. But a more silent consequence now attracts their attention, on the side of the brain. In elderly patients, postoperative cognitive decline refers to these memory and reasoning disorders that can follow a heavy operation and, sometimes, settle down permanently. Nearly one in seven patients tipping into a severe decli…

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Delirium After Surgery Is a Strong Predictor of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Researchers found postoperative delirium was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline and the effect was not explained by rehospitalizations, highlighting the long-term impact of delirium on brain health.

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