By Michael Vlessides
Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News
A preoperative diagnosis of migraine is associated with less postoperative delirium, a surprising finding from a multicenter retrospective study of more than 750,000 patients.
In view of this result, the researchers recommended that examination of migraine status be included in the risk assessment for postoperative delirium in patients undergoing surgery.
“In previous research, we found that migraine is an