Sleep deprivation following surgery can precipitate a spiral from which older patients or those with cognitive impairment may never recover. — Whalespan
Sleep deprivation following surgery can precipitate a spiral from which older patients or those with cognitive impairment may never recover.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“when you start operating on patients who are older or patients who already have even the slightest amount of cognitive impairment that sleep deprivation I've seen it on several occasions it precipitates a spiral that they never get out of”