[AGL] POCD

[Bill Killeen]

It’s the anesthesia, Mike.

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> On Sep 19, 2020, at 4:30 PM, Michael Eisenstadt <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> That's post-operative cognitive decline which is very commonly suffered after open-heart cardiac surgery. I am writing to ask if any of you know anyone who has had open-heart cardiac surgery and if you noticed cognitive issues in the individual after he/she survived the operation.
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> Speaking to such a person at one of Dave Moriaty's parties in the early months after his operation, I was struck with his cognitive change from the man I knew before the operation. Wife Madelon spoke with him too and had the same impression. Happily, at a subsequent Dave party, I spoke with him again and he seemed more like his old self. Of course, chatting with someone is necessarily subjective, not like subjecting him to a battery of tests.
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> The medical literature says POCD is very very common after open-heart surgery. Does anyone of you have personal experience with such an individual?
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> Thanks in advance for any info.
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> Mike
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