Answers to common clinical questions relating to cognitive changes after surgery

Provides comprehensive and relevant clinical descriptions of syndromes

Written by an international group of expert authors

Autorentext

Andrew Severn BA, MBBS, FFPMRCA

Consultant Anaesthetist , University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, UK.

Senior Clinical Teacher, Lancaster Medical School, University of Lancaster, UK.

Inhalt

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