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Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients

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Uploaded by on Nov 17, 2009

For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis questions those assumptions. In fact, the researchers were unable to detect any long-term cognitive declines attributable to surgery in the patients they studied.

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