Search for dissertations about: "Postoperative cognitive dysfunction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Postoperative cognitive dysfunction.

2. 1. Influence of depth of anesthesia on postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) and inflammatory markers

   Author : Pether Jildenstål; Narinder Rawal; Lars Berggren; Jan Jakobsson; Johan Reader; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Postoperative cognitive dysfunction; minor and major surgery; anaesthesia; depth of anaesthesia monitoring; auditory evoked potential; AAI; inflammatory marker; Medicin; Medicine;

   Abstract : Patients may suffer from various forms of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). In most cases, the impact on cognitive function is relatively transient but POCD can sometimes be long-lasting (> 1 year). Studies showing that up to one in four patients with known risk factors are affected by some form of cognitive loss. READ MORE

4. 2. Neurochemical and cognitive aftermaths of surgery - studies on short- and long-term effects of surgery and anesthesia

   Author : Mattias Danielsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anesthesia; blood-brain barrier; brain amyloidosis; cardiac surgery; orthopedic surgery; inflammation; neuroinflammation; neuronal damage; cognitive decline; postoperative cognitive dysfunction;

   Abstract : Background: Each year, around the world, more than 230 million patients have surgery. Improvements in healthcare have resulted in older and sicker patients undergoing surgical interventions. As a result, surgical safety has be-come a global public-health concern. READ MORE

5. 3. Effects of sevoflurane anesthesia on cognitive function and cholinergic signaling

   Author : Andreas Wiklund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Postoperative cognitive dysfunction;

   Abstract : In recent years, concerns have been raised regarding the potential negative impact of anesthetic drugs in postoperative cognitive dysfunction. This thesis is an attempt to contribute to the understanding of the underlying mechanisms. READ MORE

6. 4. A longitudinal study of cognitive changes after surgical treatment for epilepsy

   Author : Elisabeth Engman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Epilepsy surgery; general neurocognitive status; memory; group change; individual heterogeneity;

   Abstract : Epilepsy surgery is a valuable therapeutic option for some patients with pharmaco-resistant partial epilepsy, but resection of cortical tissue carries a risk of creating or worsening a dysfunction. Therefore pre-and postoperative levels of cognitive function are systematically monitored in epilepsy surgery programs. READ MORE

7. 5. Cerebral complications after cardiac surgery

   Author : Ewa Ahlgren; Jan van der Linden; Östergötlands Läns Landsting; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Cerebral injuty remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. Previous studies have mainly focused on preoperative risk factors and intraoperative events but cerebral complications may also occur in the postoperative period. READ MORE