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Indication of Cognitive Change and Associated Risk Factor after Thoracic Surgery in the Elderly: A Pilot Study

Background: This pilot study investigated the effects of partial pulmonary lobectomy lung surgery on cognitive functions of elderly Japanese patients. It is recognized that elderly patients undergoing surgery have increased risk of Postoperative Cognitive Decline (POCD), a condition in which learnin...

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Autores principales: Kulason, Kay, Nouchi, Rui, Hoshikawa, Yasushi, Noda, Masafumi, Okada, Yoshinori, Kawashima, Ryuta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29259553
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00396