Impact of postoperative cognitive decline in quality of life: a prospective study

Abstract Background Regardless the progress in perioperative care postoperative cognitive decline (PCD) has been accepted unequivocally as a significant and frequent complication of surgery in older patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of postoperative cognitive decline and...

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Main Authors: Joana Borges, Joana Moreira, Adriano Moreira, Alice Santos, Fernando J. Abelha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942017000400362&lng=en&tlng=en