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Re:Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from Covi... by nradov on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @08:36AM (#24847153)
There is some evidence that anesthetics can cause cognitive impairment.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6443620/

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Re:Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from Covi... by kube-system on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @11:03AM (#24848531)
I was under the impression, at least as it pertained to the elderly, that GA is commonly known to be a significant risk.
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Re:Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from Covi... by nradov on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @05:48PM (#24852604)
Any type of long hospital stay frequently causes delirium among the elderly. GA makes it worse.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3065676/

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