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. 2014 Feb 21;111(8):119–125. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0119

Table 4. Potential perioperative strategies for the prevention and treatment of POCD.

Person Strategies
Patient perioperative cognitive training (?); perioperative geriatric consultation for high-risk patients, e.g., very old patients (?)
Surgeon meticulous surgical technique to prevent complications; minimally invasive technique (?)
Anesthesiologist cautious use of premedicating drugs (sedatives) in elderly patients, short-acting anesthetics during surgery, meticulous anesthetic technique to prevent perioperative disturbances of homeostasis and organ ischemia, tight volumetric balance, EEG monitoring (?)
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