Table 4. Potential perioperative strategies for the prevention and treatment of POCD.
Person | Strategies |
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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 (?) |