Cognitive Changes after Surgery in Clinical Practice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Severn, Andrew (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: In Clinical Practice,
• Subjects: Anesthesiology.; Psychiatry.; Surgery.; Geriatrics.; Practice of medicine.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Practice and Hospital Management.

This book reviews current knowledge about cognitive dysfunction in surgical patients to provide a common knowledge base and terminology. It covers the topic in a way that considers all points of view, and enables the reader to be better equipped to manage cognitive dysfunction in all its manifestati...

Table of Contents:

• Dementia and the Health of the Nation
• Assessment of Cognitive Function
• Dementia: the Conduct of Anaesthesia
• Management of Delirium on the Surgical Ward
• Delirium in Critical Care
• Consent and Capacity in Cognitively Impaired Patients.