A high risk of sleep apnea is associated with less postoperative cognitive dysfunction after intravenous anesthesia: results of an observational pilot study

A high risk of sleep apnea is associated with less postoperative cognitive dysfunction after intravenous anesthesia: results of an observational pilot study

Abstract Background The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by temporary cerebral hypoxia which can cause cognitive dysfunction. On the other hand, hypoxia induced neurocognitive deficits are detectable after general anesthesia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the im...

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Main Authors: Soeren Wagner, Joerg Quente, Sven Staedtler, Katharina Koch, Tanja Richter-Schmidinger, Johannes Kornhuber, Harald Ihmsen, Juergen Schuettler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Cognitive dysfunction
Sleep apnea
Intravenous anesthesia
Preconditioning
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0602-9

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