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Key Points ▪ Postoperative cognitive concerns have been voiced by older patients, their families, and caregivers for over a century, and more recently documented with objective testing. ▪ The term postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is neither recognizable by the general…
Case Synopsis A 78-year-old woman, living independently at home, falls and sustains a hip fracture. She is admitted to the hospital, and the medical history reveals only hypertension, for which she takes hydrochlorothiazide. Cleared for surgery, she undergoes a 3-hour…