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ANESTHESIA ALERT
agents that are deleterious to cells and animals. More study assessing
post-operative delirium is needed to determine the long-term effects, if
any, of these phenomena. This is an emerging area of understanding, and
definitions, reporting and tracking vary. The key is to take extra care to
ensure your elderly patients and their caretakers are prepared for the
possibility of the post-op period of delirium that can occur. OSM
Dr. Jankowski (jankowski.christopher@mayo.edu) is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the immediate past-president of the Society for the Advancement of Geriatric
Anesthesiology (SAGA).
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