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

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

Cardiac surgery for septuagenarians presents unique challenges due to age-related vulnerabilities like slower recovery and ...

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

It's called delirium, and the treatment and prevention has become a key focus for doctors at UCSF's "Acute Care for Elders" or ACE unit. Now, the Department of Health and Human Services has a ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...