The potential mechanism of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older people

• Published in: Experimental gerontology Vol. 130; p. 110791
• Main Authors: Lin, Xianyi, Chen, Yeru, Zhang, Piao, Chen, Gang, Zhou, Youfa, Yu, Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - complications; Central nervous system; Central Nervous System - pathology; Cognition - physiology; Humans; Inflammation - complications; Neuroinflammation; Peripheral circulatory system; Postoperative Cognitive Complications - etiology; Postoperative cognitive dysfunction; Neuroinflammation; Postoperative cognitive dysfunction; Peripheral circulatory system; Central nervous system

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common disorder following surgery, which seriously threatens the quality of patients' life, especially the older people. Accumulating attention has been paid to POCD worldwide in pace with the popularization of anesthesia/surgery. The development...