Like the proverbial 5 blind men trying to define an elephant, these academics have missed the major cause of memory loss after surgery with the persistence of the nefarious 20th century practice of anesthesia over medication for fear of under medicating.
Brain monitoring, along with vital signs monitoring, is the 21st century standard of anesthesia care.
An average 30% of anesthetic drugs are unneeded when patient's brain response dictates medication dose requirements.
No patient, especially those over 50, should ever have surgery and anesthesia without benefit of brain monitoring.
Doing so increases the risk of delirium, dementia and death from avoidable anesthesia over medication.
Written in simple English for the general public, the recently published book,'Getting Over Going Under, 5 things you MUST know before anesthesia,' is an invaluable resource for any patient contemplating surgery and anesthesia.
All proceeds from book sales support the public education mission of the non-profit Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation.