Journal article
Postoperative pain and pain management and neurocognitive outcomes after non-cardiac surgery: a protocol for a series of systematic reviews
Abstract
BackgroundPostoperative delirium (POD) is common after non-cardiac surgery in older adults and can result in increased risk of adverse outcomes including postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Pain after surgery is also frequent and can persist as chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). Evidence is inconsistent and controversial on whether acute and chronic postsurgical pain, and different postoperative pain management strategies (including …
Authors
Khaled M; Sabac D; Marcucci M
Journal
Systematic Reviews, Vol. 11, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/s13643-022-02156-3
ISSN
2046-4053