| json_metadata | "{"app":"musing/1.1","appTags":["health"],"appCategory":"health","appTitle":"Why anesthetics cause prolonged memory loss?","appBody":"<p>Generally, when a patient undergoes anesthesia and surgery, he/she may experience some kind of cognitive impairment, such as memory loss. One-tenth of patients still suffer cognitive impairments three months later(from the date of discharge).</p>\n<p>Anesthetics activate memory-loss receptors in the brain, ensuring that patients don't remember traumatic events during surgery. The activity of memory loss receptors remains high long after the drugs have left the patient's system, sometimes for days on end. This chain reaction has long-term effects on the performance of memory-related tasks.</p>\n<p>Patients even many doctors think anesthetics don't have long-term consequences. But that is not the truth. It impacts a patient's learning and memory during a time when they are receiving critical information about their care because the effect remains for a considerable period.</p>\n<p>The implication of anesthetics can alter our ability to think clearly. Loss of sleep, new environments and medications can all impact a patient's mental function. Anesthetics likely compound these issues. Patients should write everything down or have a second pair of ears with them after surgery. For high-risk groups, physicians need to inform patients about these possible side effects and help manage the impact on recovery and overall health.</p>\n<p>The likelihood of a patient experiencing cognitive impairment depends on their age, health, type of surgery and the anesthetic, with chances increasing for more intricate procedures. The incidence is highest in the elderly or those undergoing major surgery such as cardiopulmonary bypass. Anesthetics don't put you to sleep, they induce a pharmacological coma. That is why we shouldn't take these drugs lightly.</p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"fkqa3anzf","appParentAuthor":"divine-sound","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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