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POCD<br />

• A follow-up study of <strong>the</strong> ISPOC group evaluated <strong>patient</strong>s at 1<br />

and 2 yr found that <strong>the</strong> rate of POCD decreased to<br />

approximately 1%, which was not statistically significant.<br />

Abildstrom H, Cognitive dysfunction 1-2 years after non-cardiac surgery <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> elderly. ISPOCD<br />

group. International Study of Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction. Acta Anaes<strong>the</strong>siol Scand<br />

2000; 1246-51

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