Abstract:Introduction and Hypothesis: Older women are at higher risk for cognitive dysfunction following surgery. We hypothesized that for women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery, memory function would not be significantly different at delayed postoperative assessment compared to baseline.
Objective:We sought to compare performance on tests of various neurocognitive domains before and after surgery for POP.Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted with women, aged 60 years and older who were underg… Show more
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