There is family history of somewhat older relative having cognitive decline that dramatically accelerated after general anesthetic given for joint replacement, but a more minor and brief procedure is proposed for which a brief general anesthesia is probably the best option.
Samad EJ Golzari
POCD or post-operative cognitive disorder has been confirmed not to have any association with either the type of the anesthesia (General, Local, Neuroaxial etc.) or the hypnotic agents used in General Anesthesia. It is better correlated with patient age, type of surgery, education level of the patient, second surgery etc). The reason behind the experience you mentioned could be the age and the type of the surgery. POCD is more common in CABG and orthopedic surgeries.
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