In older patients undergoing surgery, preoperative macular thickness may be a marker for vulnerability to developing postoperative delirium.

With the recent rapid increase in life expectancy and the advancement of anesthesia technology, the demand for general ...

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 anaesthetic, reveals a study ...

The goal of this review is to provide relevant information that can be used to manage acute postoperative pain in the older adult. This article will attempt to describe the assessment of pain in ...

In older or high-risk patients, RA also appeared to reduce the risk of complications such as postoperative delirium and respiratory infections. These results are published in the Journal of ...

Aging Health. 2011;7(6):813-828. Common opioid side effects reported in the literature include urinary retention, pruritus, nausea and vomiting, CNS effects and respiratory effects. The incidence ...

Named Rasa Sayang, which means Feeling of Love, the ward houses patients aged 65 and above who have one or more geriatric health conditions, including dementia, delirium and functional decline.

But return visits to the hospital for facial surgery proved rough. Side-effects of anesthetic and morphine, combined with post-operative discomfort, contributed to manic mood swings. Once, Lance told ...