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POCD is common in adult patients of all ages at hospital discharge after major noncardiac surgery, but only the elderly (aged 60 years or older) are at significant risk for long-term cognitive problems. Patients with POCD are at an increased risk of death in the first year after surgery. [9]
After surgery, recognition of the symptoms of an awareness event may be delayed. [11] One review showed that only about 35% of patients are able to report an awareness event immediately after the surgery, with the rest remembering the experience from weeks to months afterward. [ 12 ]
In this sense, "recovery" can be considered a synonymous term. This also sometimes includes patient care after a major surgery, [2] [3] under which they are required to visit the doctor for regular check-ups. [4] [5] Convalescent care facilities are sometimes recognized by the acronym TCF (Transitional Convalescent Facilities). [6]
After a minimally invasive procedure, patients recover more quickly than from sternotomy and develop fewer complications. Most patients can expect to resume everyday activities within a few weeks of their operation. After surgery, patients are administered an anaesthetic pain pump and drains that will be removed prior to discharge.
People around the world are living longer than ever. In developed and underdeveloped countries, the pace of population aging is increasing. By 2050, the world's population aged 60 years and older is expected to total 2 billion, up from 900 million in 2015. [ 1 ]
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Those with a G at both copies of rs1800497 were 1.6 times more likely to experience PONV within six hours of surgery compared to those with the AG or AA genotypes, but they were not significantly more likely to experience PONV more than six hours after surgery. [2] PONV results from patient, surgical, and anesthetic factors. [citation needed]
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