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Chapter 22 - Postoperative Period: Consequences of Anesthesia and of Surgical Incisions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2025

By
Deborah C. Mokuolu ,
Renee L. Davis  and
Rebecca E. Lee
Edited by
Dharti Patel ,
Sang J. Kim ,
Himani V. Bhatt  and
Alopi M. Patel
Dharti Patel
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York
Sang J. Kim
Affiliation:
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Himani V. Bhatt
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York
Alopi M. Patel
Affiliation:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey
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Postoperative Period: Consequences of Anesthesia and of Surgical Incisions

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BASIC Essentials
A Comprehensive Review for the Anesthesiology BASIC Exam
 , pp. 120 - 125
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Rasmussen, LS, Stygall, JS, Newman, SP. Cognitive dysfunction and other long-term complications of surgery and anesthesia. In Miller, RD, Eriksson, LI, Fleisher, LA, et al., editors. Miller’s Anesthesia, 8th ed. Elsevier Saunders, 2014; chapter 99, pp 2999–3010.Google Scholar
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