Cognitive Changes after Surgery in Clinical Practice / edited by Andrew Severn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Severn, Andrew, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

In Clinical Practice,. 2199-6652

In Clinical Practice, 2199-6652

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anesthesiology.

Psychiatry.

Surgery.

Geriatrics.

Geriatrics/Gerontology.

Practice and Hospital Management.

Local Subjects:

Anesthesiology.

Psychiatry.

Surgery.

Geriatrics/Gerontology.

Practice and Hospital Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVIII, 117 pages) : 7 illustrations, 3 illustrations in color.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

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 manifestations in surgical patients. This book will hopefully also be a source of generating future ideas for research. Cognitive Changes after Surgery in Clinical Practice has an internationally renowned group of authors, and is aimed firstly at the perioperative team: surgeon, anaesthetist and surgical ward nurses; secondly, the researcher or geriatrician; and thirdly, public health specialists and hospital managers.

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.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319757230

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.