Effect of perioperative probiotic intervention on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients: a randomized double- blinded and placebo-controlled trial by Sunan Gao, Hongyu Dai, Qian Hao, Jiale Song, Kang Ji, Hongwei Xu, Gang Chen, Jian Lu

“…Abstract Background Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) may last for days, months or even years, leading to prolonged hospitalization and increased costs, increased mortality, and poor quality of life. …”
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Perioperative Elevation in Cell-Free DNA Levels in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Possible Contribution of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps to Perioperative Renal Dysfunction by Yu Qi, Tokujiro Uchida, Mamoru Yamamoto, Yudai Yamamoto, Koji Kido, Hiroyuki Ito, Nagara Ohno, Miho Asahara, Yoshitsugu Yamada, Osamu Yamaguchi, Chieko Mitaka, Makoto Tomita, Koshi Makita

“…Prolonged elevation in dsDNA concentration is correlated with perioperative renal dysfunction. Further large-scale studies are needed to determine the relationship between serum concentration of circulating dsDNA and perioperative renal dysfunction.…”
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Elevated serum levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in 71 patients 3 months after elective cardiac surgery suggest a potential link to persistent inflammation but not an in... by Krzysztof Laudanski, Mohamed Antar, Hossam Gad, Daniel A. Diedrich

“…Surrogate markers of end-organ dysfunction, including markers of neurodegeneration, neuroinjury, vasculitis, and atherosclerosis, were assessed. …”
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RISK STRATIFICATION IN CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS UNDERGOING NONHEPATIC SURGERY –LITERATURE REVIEW by E. Merashka

“…The latter can be adequately defined when they are used simultaneously and implemented in daily clinical practice in patients undergoing emergency or elective non-hepatic surgery.…”
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Jugular Venous Oxygen and Lactate Parameters for Predicting Early Cognitive Dysfunction after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Prospective Observational Study by Pooja Singh, Ramees A Anchukandan, Sunaina T Karna, Yogesh Niwariya, Vaishali Waindeskar, Harish Kumar, SRAN Bhushanam Padala, Molli Kiran

“…Background and Objectives: The quality of life may be negatively impacted by postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) following off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB). …”
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Is it Time to Recognize Political Anxiety as a Social Determinant of Health? by Brandon Ambrosino

“… - [1] Maas A, Lu L. “Elections have Consequences: Partisan Politics may be Literally Killing Us.” …”
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Is it Time to Recognize Political Anxiety as a Social Determinant of Health? by Brandon Ambrosino

“… - [1] Maas A, Lu L. “Elections have Consequences: Partisan Politics may be Literally Killing Us.” …”
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Relationship Between Peripheral Serum Adiponectin and Cerebrospinal Fluid TNF-α, IL-1β, Lactic Acid, Pyruvic Acid and Perioperative Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Elderly... by Guo L, Wang D, Lai X, Chi Y, Liu S, Su X, Chen H, Su B, Xie H

“…We hypothesize that the level of peripheral blood adiponectin (APN) is correlated with PND, potentially through inhibiting the central inflammatory response and regulating brain energy metabolism.Methods: Fifty elderly patients undergoing elective hip arthroplasty under continuous epidural spinal anesthesia (CESA) were included. …”
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Association between serum chemokines levels and delayed neurocognitive recovery after non-cardiac surgery in elderly patients: a nested case–control study by Liu Han, Meng-Meng Dong, Ke Ding, Qing-Chun Sun, Zhen-Feng Zhang, He Liu, Yuan Han, Jun-Li Cao

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Early echocardiographic alterations in cancer patients during chemotherapy by Z. Z.A. Fashafsha, P. Sh. Chomakhidze, D. F. Mesitskaya, A. Yu. Suvorov, M. I. Sekacheva, E. V. Poddubskaya, E. S. Tyukanova, M. V. Sankova, M. A. Ozova, V. D. Levina, D. А. Andreev, F. Yu. Kopylov

“…In cancer patients, after the first course of chemotherapy, GLS dynamics should be assessed during echocardiography as a marker of myocardial dysfunction.…”
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Comparative analysis of two multitask approaches to cognitive training in cardiac surgery patients by I. V. Tarasova, I. N. Kukhareva, T. B. Temnikova, D. S. Kupriyanova, I. D. Syrova, А. S. Sosnina, O. A. Trubnikova, O. L. Barbarash

“…Reexamination with assessment of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) was carried out on days 2-3 and upon completion of 5-7 days of training or on days 11-12 after CABG.Results. …”
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Standing transthoracic echocardiography: a feasibility study by Stephen P Juraschek, Noelle Ojo, Janet Monroe, Jordan B Strom, Jessica Stout, Warren J Manning, Ruth-Alma N. Turkson-Ocran, Gabrielle Kolaci, Kaitlynn Geier, Carla Baptista, Araina Picanzo, Kenneth J Mukamal, Jason D Matos

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Association of preoperative cognitive frailty with postoperative complications in older patients under general anesthesia: a prospective cohort study by Jiamin Fang, Hao Liang, Muxin Chen, Yidi Zhao, Lin Wei

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Physical, cognitive, and mental function in patients with pre- and post cardiac surgery: A pre–post comparative study by Dipika Prajapati, Aishwarya Nair

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Influence of Gender, Education Level, Alcohol Etiology, and Serum Sodium Levels on Delayed Neurocognitive Recovery in Patients Undergoing Living Donor Liver Transplant Surgery in E... by Deepak Mishra, Natasha Khullar Kumar, Ramneek Kaur, Vijay Vohra, Neerav Porwal, Ajit Bhardwaj

“…Background and Aims: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction has been known to be associated with liver transplantation. …”
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Impact of short-term physical prehabilitation on psychophysiological parameters in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting by О. A. Trubnikova, I. V. Tarasova, E. G. Mos’kin, D. S. Kupriyanova, I. D. Syrova, Yu. A. Argunova, O. L. Barbarash

“…Development of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) was considered as the study endpoint. …”
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INCIDENTAL HEPATIC STEATOSIS IDENTIFIED ON ULTRASOUND IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHOLECYSTECTOMY: HIGH PREVALENCE AND INSUFFICIENT INVESTIGATIVE AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT by Heloísa Mello TRAPP, Paulo André Bispo MACHADO-JÚNIOR, Silvania Klug PIMENTEL

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Association of chronic kidney disease with acute clinical outcomes and hospitalization costs of cancer resection. by Sara Sakowitz, Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, Saad Mallick, Amulya Vadlakonda, Ifigenia Oxyzolou, Konmal Ali, Nikhil Chervu, Peyman Benharash

“…Yet, the impact of concomitant renal dysfunction on acute outcomes following elective surgery for cancer remains to be elucidated.…”
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Post-coronary artery bypass grafting cognitive decline: risk modification and implications for screening in low-risk population by Rada S. Kovaltcova, Nataliia N. Petrova, Sergei F. Zadvorev

“…Background — Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is an important complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). …”
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Development of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit in Patients after Endovascular Aortic Repair: A Retrospective Evaluation of the Prevalence and Risk Factors by Yohei Kawatani, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Yujiro Hayashi, Tetsuyoshi Taneichi, Yujiro Ito, Hirotsugu Kurobe, Yuji Suda, Takaki Hori

“…Additionally, renal dysfunction, preoperative benzodiazepine use, and intraoperative transfusion were found to be risk factors for the development of delirium after elective EVAR.…”
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