The APSF Newsletter is the official publication of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), dedicated to advancing perioperative patient safety and anesthesia safety worldwide. Articles are published online on a rolling basis, with new content added approximately every 1–3 weeks. Previously published issues are available in the Newsletter Archives.
Lancet Article Addresses a Different Type of Safety Question; Elderly Suffer Prolonged Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
March 10, 1998
A long-standing interest of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation has reached a significant milestone with the publication of an important article on prolonged postoperative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly.1 It...