Eye Exam Can Assess Risk Of Delirium Following Surgery

Considering Surgery? Here's Why the Day of the Week Might Matter

Fact checked by Nick Blackmerkupicoo / Getty ImagesA new study found that people who had surgery on Fridays had an increased risk of adverse outcomes after their operation compared to those with Monday surgeries.This “weekend effect” might be explained by hospital staffing shortages and less experienced surgeons working weekends.While scheduling surgery earlier in the week could help, experts said the risk is not high enough to ever delay care.D…

Eye Exam Can Assess Risk Of Delirium Following Surgery

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Shanghai – Postoperative delirium is one of the most common postoperative complications in elderly patients. A Chinese research group has now shown that the average thickness of the macular retina is greater in affected patients – but only in the right eye. This parameter can be measured using optical...

Thickening of the eye’s retina associated with greater risk and severity of postoperative delirium in older patients

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Thickening of the macular layer of the eye’s retina is associated with a greater risk of postoperative delirium for older patients undergoing surgery under general anesthetic, reveals a study published online in the open-access journal General Psychiatry. Postoperative delirium is one of the most common complications for older patients after surgery and can have profound implications for long-term health and wel…