Surgery
Intervention4 papers3 findings
- Humans4
Outcomes
2Visual learning
upin humans1Very low certainty
1 study
Visual learning
upin humans1Very low certainty
Surgery improves visual learning in humans.
Human trialafter controlling for preoperative trendn = 84
The Co-TELE-SURGE study: A prospective cohort proof-of-concept study of perioperative cognitive trajectories in older adults undergoing noncardiac surgery · Journal of clinical anesthesia · 22 Sep 2026
Attention
downin humans1Very low certainty
1 study
Attention
downin humans1Very low certainty
Surgery impairs attention in humans.
Human trialafter controlling for preoperative trend and adjusting for potential confoundersn = 84
The Co-TELE-SURGE study: A prospective cohort proof-of-concept study of perioperative cognitive trajectories in older adults undergoing noncardiac surgery · Journal of clinical anesthesia · 22 Sep 2026
Associations
1Loss of independence
upin humans1OR 2.4Low certainty
1 study
Loss of independence
upin humans1OR 2.4Low certainty
Surgery raises the risk of loss of independence in humans (OR 2.4).
Humansunivariate analysisn = 13,674
Frail patients face loss of independence after low-stress surgery · The American surgeon · 27 Sep 2026
Latest
4Frailty predicts surgical risks better than rheumatoid arthritis
In over 8.8 million hospitalizations, each 10-point rise in frailty score increased mortality 22.8-fold, while rheumatoid arthritis only raised…In over 8.8 million hospitalizations, each 10-point rise in frailty score increased mortality 22.8-fold, while rheumatoid arthritis only raised discharge resource needs.
Frail patients face loss of independence after low-stress surgery
Among patients undergoing low-stress operations, frail individuals showed an 11% rate of loss of independence and a 4.6-fold higher odds.Among patients undergoing low-stress operations, frail individuals showed an 11% rate of loss of independence and a 4.6-fold higher odds.