Intravenous versus inhalational maintenance of anaesthesia for postoperative cognitive outcomes in elderly surgical patients

Miller, I. D. and Shelton, Clifford Leigh and Lewis, Sharon R. and Alderson, Phil and Smith, Andy (2016) Intravenous versus inhalational maintenance of anaesthesia for postoperative cognitive outcomes in elderly surgical patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (8): CD012317. ISSN 1469-493X

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Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To compare maintenance of general anaesthesia for elderly surgical patients using total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) or inhalational anaesthesia on postoperative cognitive function, mortality, risk of hypotension, length of stay in the postanaesthetic care unit (PACU), and hospital stay.