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ArticleBritish journal of anaesthesia2025

Mechanisms of perioperative neuronal injury and the search for therapies.

Timothy J Marshall, Leiv O Watne, Robert D Sanders

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Article in British journal of anaesthesia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Timothy J MarshallDepartment of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: Timothyjames.marshall@sydney.edu.au.
Leiv O WatneOslo Delirium Research Group, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Campus Ahus, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Robert D SandersDepartment of Anaesthetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia; Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: robert.sanders@sydney.edu.au.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perioperative neuronal injury includes both delirium and postoperative cognitive decline, and has profound potentially long-term effects on surgical patients and an economic cost. Recent advances have been made in the underlying biological causes of these injuries, including validation of biomarkers of neuronal damage such as neurofilament light, further understanding of the inflammatory pathways and mediators responsible for neuronal injuries, metabolic triggers, and the role of ischaemia. Several novel approaches to perioperative protection of brain health are also being trialled. We summarise the current evidence regarding the causes of neuronal injury, and work taking place related to its prevention and treatment.

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DeliriumNeuronsPerioperative CarePostoperative Cognitive ComplicationsPostoperative ComplicationsBiomarkersHumansBiomarkersbiomarkersinflammationischaemiakynurenine pathwayneurofilament lightneuronal injuryperioperative medicine

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PMID39893064
PMCPMC11947568

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