Mini-Mental State Examination

Cardiac Surgery Can Impact Long-term Cognitive Functioning, Suggesting Need for Monitoring and Rehab

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Post-Op Delir­i­um’s Toll on Men­tal Func­tion May Linger: Study (US News):

“Delir­i­um after car­diac surgery has been thought of as a brief, reversible con­di­tion, but new research is sug­gest­ing that [men­tal] recov­ery for some peo­ple may take much longer than thought, and that there are long-term cog­ni­tive con­se­quences,” said study co-lead author Jane Saczyn­s­ki, [Read more…] about Car­diac Surgery Can Impact Long-term Cog­ni­tive Func­tion­ing, Sug­gest­ing Need for Mon­i­tor­ing and Rehab

Should Hospitals Monitor, and Work to Maintain, Patients’ Cognitive Function?

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Hos­pi­tal­iza­tion Linked to More Cog­ni­tive Decline in Elder­ly (Med­scape):

- “Old­er adults have a 2.4‑fold increase in the rate of cog­ni­tive decline after hos­pi­tal­iza­tion, an increased risk that per­sist­ed after adjust­ment for sever­i­ty of ill­ness and length of hos­pi­tal stay, accord­ing to a new study.” [Read more…] about Should Hos­pi­tals Mon­i­tor, and Work to Main­tain, Patients’ Cog­ni­tive Function?