Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
RenYu Liu
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,
336 John Morgan building, 3620 Hamilton walk Philadelphia PA, 19104
Tanzania
Research Article
Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease and General Anesthesia: A Preoperative Concern
Author(s): Adam Thaler, Read Siry, Lufan Cai, Paul S. GarcÃa, Linda Chen and RenYu LiuAdam Thaler, Read Siry, Lufan Cai, Paul S. García, Linda Chen and RenYu Liu
Background: The long-term cognitive effects of general anesthesia are under intense scrutiny. Here we present 5 cases from 2 academic institutions to analyze some common features where the patient’s or the patient family member has made a request to address their concern on memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and general anesthesia before surgery. Methods: Records of anesthesia consultation separate from standard preoperative evaluation were retrieved to identify consultations related to memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease from the patient and/or patient family members. The identified cases were extensively reviewed for features in common. We used Google® (http://www. google.com/) to identify available online information using “anesthesia memory loss” as a search phrase. Results: Five cases were collected as a specific preoperative consultation related t.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000192