Cognitive Function after Hypocapnic Hyperventilation

Blenkarn, G D; Briggs, G.; Bell, Joe D.; Sugioka, Kenneth

doi:10.1097/00000542-197210000-00004

Cited by 19 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Such tests have been used in the investigation of the effects of experimental anaesthesia, anaesthesia in the elderly, hypotensive and hypocapnic anaesthesia, and of cardiopulmonary bypass (James, 1969;Simpson et al, 1961;Blundell, 1967;Eckenhoff et al, 1964;Rollason et al, 1971;Blenkarn et al, 1972;Gilberstadt and Sako, 1967). Although in young experimental subjects, memory dependent tests seemed to be more affected (James, 1969), or could be more sensitive (Blenkarn et al, 1972), in elderly patients Blundell (1967) found that the major effects were seen in mental organization rather than in memory.…”

Section: Psychological Testsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In postoperative use, Blenkarn et al (1972) considered that this test could be affected by residual muscle paralysis, as they had found that both simple and disjunctive reaction times increased by similar amounts. The possibility that the motor element of this test may be considered separately is supported by the analysis of a large series of motor skills carried out by Fleishman (1958).…”

Section: Reaction Timementioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The Assessment of Postoperative Mental Function

Drummond¹

1975

British Journal of Anaesthesia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Psychological Testsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Reaction Timementioning

confidence: 99%

The Assessment of Postoperative Mental Function

Drummond¹

1975

British Journal of Anaesthesia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The above finding was very important since hyperventilation was given for a short period while it basically concerned patients who were young. However, other studies were unable to identify any significant effect of hyperventilation in cognitive function (15, 16). …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Pathogenesis and treatment of post-operative cognitive dysfunction

Pappa¹,

Theodosiadis²,

Tsounis³

et al. 2017

Electron physician

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Cognitive disorders common in the post-operative period, are the post-operative delirium (POD) and the post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) does not mention POCD as a separate disease entity, and thus little is known about the pathogenesis of this disorder. The aim of this study was to review, detect and highlight the most important data cited, regarding pathogenesis mechanisms and treatment of the post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The study was carried out from March 2015 to June 2015. Literature review was achieved by searching a number of bibliographic databases including PubMed, Google Scholar and SCOPUS, surveying published articles from 1955 to 2014. As far as the selection criteria, the material consists of scientific articles published mainly over the last fifteen years, while material published before 2000 was selected because it was considered to be important. This review showed that deficits are observed in one or more discrete areas of the patient’s mental state, such as attention, concentration, memory, psychomotor speed and more. This condition is usually developed over a period of more than a week or month after surgery and is more common in elderly patients. Mechanisms that have been proposed to explain this phenomenon are hyperventilation, hypotension, cerebral microemboli and inflammatory mechanisms. Its differential diagnosis will be made mainly from delirium. POCD treatment will first include the exclusion of any other serious diseases that can cause organic psychosyndrome and then focus on the actual symptoms.

show abstract

“…The battery of recovery tests applied here is well known, is designed to measure both attention and coordination, and is nearly free of practice effects. The reaction time test was successfully used for estimating recovery after hypocarbic anaesthesia (9,10). Increases in reaction time were found after premedication (1 1).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recovery after General Anaesthesia for Laparoscopy

Hovorka

Lehtinen

Kalli

1983

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Recovery after two methods of light general anaesthesia for gynaecological laparoscopy was studied. For this purpose, 30 patients were divided into two equal groups (A and B). The patients in group A were anaesthetized with thiopentone, fentanyl and suxamethonium infusion, while the patients in group B received inhalation anaesthesia with enflurane and suxamethonium infusion. Both groups were normoventilated with nitrous-oxide and oxygen mixture. A battery of recovery tests was applied in the recovery room. The patients who received inhalation anaesthesia with enflurane scored better in the recovery tests, and reached preoperative values after 3 h in the recovery room. Inhalation anaesthesia with enflurane was accepted well by the patients and provided good working conditions for the surgeons. It is suitable for outpatient gynaecological laparoscopy because it ensures rapid recovery.

show abstract

Cognitive Function after Hypocapnic Hyperventilation

Cited by 19 publications

References 0 publications

The Assessment of Postoperative Mental Function

The Assessment of Postoperative Mental Function

Pathogenesis and treatment of post-operative cognitive dysfunction

Recovery after General Anaesthesia for Laparoscopy

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About