• Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Oct 2020

    Review

    Interventions to improve perioperative neurologic outcomes.

    • Matthew S Vandiver and Susana Vacas.
    • Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
    • Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2020 Oct 1; 33 (5): 661-667.

    Purpose Of ReviewFew outcomes in surgery are as important to patients as that of their neurologic status. The purpose of this review is to discuss and categorize the most common perioperative neurologic complications. We will also discuss strategies to help prevent and mitigate these complications for our patients.Recent FindingsThere are several strategies the anesthesiologist can undertake to prevent or treat conditions, such as perioperative neurocognitive disorders, spinal cord ischemia, perioperative stroke, and postoperative visual loss.SummaryA thorough understanding of threats to patients' neurologic well-being is essential to excellent clinical practice.

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