Avoiding surgery in patients with dementia: is it the correct management?

Avoiding surgery in patients with dementia: is it the correct management?

ABSTRACT. Although hospitalization for dementia is increasing, Japanese doctors often refrain from surgeries considering dementia. A woman in her 80s diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease was admitted to hospital for cholelithiasis. Due to the avoidance of surgery, the inflammation was prolonged and th...

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Main Authors:	Tomonari Koto, Yoji Kurihara, Miwako Shoji, Kenichi Meguro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2022-09-01
Series:	Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:	General Surgery Choledocholithiasis Alzheimer Disease Dementia
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642022000500493&tlng=en

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