Abstract:Post-operative recovery of cognitive function is an important outcome measure following surgical anaesthesia. This study examined the influence of task complexity in 12 patients undergoing elective day-case surgery using reaction time tasks that differed in their stimulus-response mapping rules (compatible, incompatible, working memory). Tasks were administered at baseline, and at 1, 4 and 24 hours post-surgery. Compared to a reference group of 18 non-anaesthetised volunteers, the patient group showed consider… Show more
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