Research Article: Investigation on Awareness of Cognitive Impairment Diseases Among Surgical Practitioners
Introduction:
With aging population and improving medical treatment, more senior citizens are willing to undergo surgical treatment. Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) refers to a syndrome involving persistent decline in cognitive competence (including attention, executive function, memory, visuospatial ability, and psychomotor velocity) identified in a series of preoperative and postoperative neuropsychological tests. It is a perioperative complication with higher incidence among the aged, therefore, it should be…
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