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

Forty patients (24%) developed postoperative delirium, and these patients displayed a greater mean macular thickness (283.35 µm) of the right eye at their preoperative assessment than the ...

When the macular layer of an older adult’s right eye retina becomes thicker, the person is more likely to experience postoperative delirium, a study shows. That was the case for older patients who ...

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

Forty patients (24%) developed postoperative delirium, and these patients had displayed a greater mean macular thickness (283.35 µm) of the right eye at their preoperative assessment than the ...

"Our findings suggest that macular thickness ... may serve as a non-invasive marker and identify individuals vulnerable to developing postoperative delirium after anesthesia and surgery among ...

may serve as a non-invasive marker and identify individuals vulnerable to developing postoperative delirium after anesthesia and surgery among geriatric patients," concluded a team led by senior ...

In this randomized clinical trial, the use of near-infrared spectroscopy and hemodynamic monitoring did not provide ...

“Our findings suggest that macular thickness … may serve as a non-invasive marker and identify individuals vulnerable to developing postoperative delirium after anesthesia and surgery among ge ...