What causes Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1028835

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

‘Granny was never the same after her operation’ is a strong public perception. These reports of persistent memory and concentration loss following surgery are now supported by a body of scientific research recording an incidence of ‘postoperative cognitive decline’ (POCD) as high as 75% in cardiac surgery patients. At present the cause is unknown but recently anaesthesia has been implicated. Our research team will investigate these claims.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Anaesthesiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Alzheimer disease | ageing | anaesthesia and cognitive deficit | cognitive dysfunction | inflammation | memory impairment | radiation therapy | surgery | surgical outcomes research

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