Cognitive Reserve and the Risk of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction

2017168 citationsReviewgreen Open Access

Authors

Claudia Spies · Dr. A. Ramachandran's Diabetes Hospitals

Abstract

Patients with a relatively higher level of education are at reduced risk of POCD. Risk stratification of surgical patients according to educational level may prove useful.

Topics & Keywords

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Anesthesia and Sedative Agents

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Deutsches Ärzteblatt international

Volume 114, Issue 7, pp. 110-117

DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0110

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