Intranasal insulin may help reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium, cognitive dysfunction, and neuroinflammation in adults, a new meta-analysis suggests.

After surgery, some older adults don't simply recover—they unravel. Confusion, inattention, and agitation can set in, a condition known as postoperative delirium. For patients already living with ...

For patients with dementia, postoperative delirium can accelerate long-term cognitive decline. Vagus nerve stimulation could reduce brain inflammation and disruptions in awareness and attention.

Arterial pressure decline after surgery predicts higher death and organ injury during ICU transition. Imaging hazards arise as metallic cosmetics and tattoo pigments cause heating and artifacts during ...

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Moderate to severe pain independently predicts risk for delirium and depressive symptoms in older adults within 7 days after elective abdominal surgery. Moderate to severe acute pain is an independent ...

Postoperative delirium (POD) is the unwanted houseguest of spine surgery — rare, unpredictable, and always turning up at the worst possible time. It can derail recoveries, confuse families, and ...

CLINICAL QUESTION: Does intranasal insulin administration reduce postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing hip fracture surgery? BACKGROUND: Cerebral hypometabolism may be a therapeutic ...

Introduction Neurosurgery is a risk factor for postoperative delirium. Dexmedetomidine has a potential effect on reducing postoperative delirium. We aim to test the primary hypothesis that ...

A new large-scale study spotlights postoperative delirium as a preventable and high-impact complication, which is driven by patient frailty and surgical stress-and one that can be addressed through ...