Guidelines for the peri-operative care of people with dementia: Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists

Ageing populations have greater incidences of dementia. People with dementia present for emergency and, increasingly, elective surgery, but are poorly served by the lack of available guidance on their peri-operative management, particularly relating to pharmacological, medico-legal, environmental an...

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Published inAnaesthesia Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 357 - 372
Main Authors White, S, Griffiths, R, Baxter, M, Beanland, T, Cross, J, Dhesi, J, Docherty, A B, Foo, I, Jolly, G, Jones, J, Moppett, I K, Plunkett, E, Sachdev, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.2019
Subjects
Anesthesia - adverse effects
Anesthesia - methods
Anesthetists
Dementia - diagnosis
Dementia - etiology
Dementia - therapy
Electroencephalography
Humans
Perioperative Care
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Societies, Medical
treatment and therapies Surgery
guidelines
guidelines Anaesthesia
Dementia
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Summary:Ageing populations have greater incidences of dementia. People with dementia present for emergency and, increasingly, elective surgery, but are poorly served by the lack of available guidance on their peri-operative management, particularly relating to pharmacological, medico-legal, environmental and attitudinal considerations. These guidelines seek to deliver such guidance, by providing information for peri-operative care providers about dementia pathophysiology, specific difficulties anaesthetising patients with dementia, medication interactions, organisational and medico-legal factors, pre-, intra- and postoperative care considerations, training, sources of further information and care quality improvement tools.
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ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/anae.14530