LIGHTER SEDATION FOR ELDERLY DURING SURGERY MAY REDUCE RISK OF CONFUSION, DISORIENTATION AFTER

LIGHTER SEDATION FOR ELDERLY DURING SURGERY MAY REDUCE RISK OF CONFUSION, DISORIENTATION AFTER  
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2010/01_20_10.html 
 
"A common complication following surgery in elderly patients is postoperative delirium, a state of confusion that can lead to long-term health problems and cause some elderly patients to complain that they "never felt the same" again after an operation. But a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that simply limiting the depth of sedation during procedures could safely cut the risk of postoperative delirium by 50 percent."