Surgery, anaesthesia can affect memory: Study

Memory became abnormal in 77 of 670 participants with initially normal memory comprising 18% of those who had had surgery.  Memory became abnormal in 77 of 670 participants with initially normal memory comprising 18% of those who had had surgery. (Photo: Pixabay) Turns out, surgery and anaesthesia can slightly affect memory of patients. According to a new study, patients may score slightly lower on certain memory tests after having surgery and anaesthesia. In the study of 312 participants who had surgery and 652 participants who had not (with an average…

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