Anaesthesia-related cognitive dysfunction following cardiothoracic surgery in late middle-age and younger adults: A scoping review.

Hesam Aldin VarpaeiLorraine B RobbinsJiying LingRebecca H LehtoCatherine M Bender

Published in: Nursing in critical care (2023)

Nurses and certified nurse anaesthetists must be aware of risk factors for postoperative delirium and POCD so they can assess patients before and after surgery. Patients and caregivers need to be educated about cognitive changes after surgery and advised to report them to their health care provider if they occur.

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