Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8936466 British Journal of Anaesthesia 2010 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
Propofol requirement to maintain hypnosis during general anaesthesia appears to decrease with deterioration in the cognitive status in the elderly. We suggest that a cognitive dysfunction linked to a cerebral cholinergic dysfunction may influence the brain sensitivity for propofol in aged patients.
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Influence of preoperative cognitive status on propofol requirement to maintain hypnosis in the elderly
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