Clinical Trial: Inhalational Anesthesia vs. Intravenous Anesthesia
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Neurocognitive Disorders
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Optimizing Anesthesia to Prevent Postoperative Cognitive and Functional Decline in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary:
Traditionally, general anesthesia is maintained with inhalational anesthesia (GAS), but there is a gap in knowledge regarding whether intravenous anesthesia (IV) can prevent deleterious postoperative outcomes in the geriatric surgical population.The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether intravenous anesthesia (IV) leads to a decreased incidence of postoperative delirium (POD), postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), and functional decline, and improved patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in older…
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