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Sorting through the confusion: Adverse cognitive change after surgery in adults

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Wofford, K; Vacchiano, C
Published in: AANA Journal
August 1, 2011

Cognitive change after surgery has become a common topic of research. However, postoperative delirium, emergence delirium, and postoperative cognitive dysfunction are not always phenomenologically distinct. The difficulty in distinguishing between different types of cognitive change after surgery is further complicated by the variety of measurement techniques applied to emergence delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Confusing one type of cognitive change after surgery with another has adverse implications for research and clinical practice. Therefore, to be effective clinicians and educated consumers of research into cognitive change after surgery, nurse anesthetists must be aware of the differences and similarities in postoperative delirium, emergence delirium, and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. To address this need, this course compares the history, characteristics, and limitations of the existing definitions for postoperative delirium, emergence delirium, and postoperative cognitive dysfunction.

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AANA Journal

ISSN

0094-6354

Publication Date

August 1, 2011

Volume

79

Issue

4

Start / End Page

335 / 342

Related Subject Headings

  • Anesthesiology
  • 1110 Nursing
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Wofford, K., & Vacchiano, C. (2011). Sorting through the confusion: Adverse cognitive change after surgery in adults. AANA Journal, 79(4), 335–342.
Wofford, K., and C. Vacchiano. “Sorting through the confusion: Adverse cognitive change after surgery in adults.” AANA Journal 79, no. 4 (August 1, 2011): 335–42.
Wofford K, Vacchiano C. Sorting through the confusion: Adverse cognitive change after surgery in adults. AANA Journal. 2011 Aug 1;79(4):335–42.
Wofford, K., and C. Vacchiano. “Sorting through the confusion: Adverse cognitive change after surgery in adults.” AANA Journal, vol. 79, no. 4, Aug. 2011, pp. 335–42.
Wofford K, Vacchiano C. Sorting through the confusion: Adverse cognitive change after surgery in adults. AANA Journal. 2011 Aug 1;79(4):335–342.

Published In

AANA Journal

ISSN

0094-6354

Publication Date

August 1, 2011

Volume

79

Issue

4

Start / End Page

335 / 342

Related Subject Headings

  • Anesthesiology
  • 1110 Nursing
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences