This is an odd piece of news that’s just come out. US researchers have discovered that people over 60 who undergo elective surgery may have a higher risk of lasting memory problems.
An exerpt from the article:
Three months after surgery, cognitive deficits occurred in 12.7 percent of elderly patients, compared with just 5.7 percent of those in the young group or 5.6 percent in the middle-aged group.
The study suggests that overall, some 30 to 41 percent of adult patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery have some form of memory or processing problem when they are discharged, but most people recover after three months.
But those 60 and older were more than twice as likely to still have problems three months after surgery. And those that had problems were more likely to die within the first year after surgery.
You can read the full article here.