Effect of General Versus Spinal Anesthesia on Postoperative Delirium and Early Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients.

Roghayeh EhsaniSoudabeh Djalalimotlagh Behrooz Zaman Saloumeh Sehat Kashani Mohammad Reza Ghodraty

Published in: Anesthesiology and pain medicine (2020)

The finding of this study showed that, if there is no specific contraindication, neuraxial anesthesia may be preferred over general anesthesia in elderly patients.

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patients undergoing
cardiac surgery
hip fracture
spinal cord injury