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Controversies in the perioperative management of the vulnerable brain

Dr Karru Venkata Ravi Teja1†, Dr Shrisha Chandrakant Hiremath1, Dr Narendra babu Chanappa2

1Senior Residents, Department of Anaesthesiology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Email Address: ravicbr333@gmail.com, Email id: shri_hir@yahoo.com

2Senior Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Email id: narendrababuchanappa@gmail.com

Edited by: Dr Zainub Jooma, Head of Clinical Unit, Department of Anaesthesia, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, and Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Dr. Alex Konstantatos, Specialist Anaesthetist and Pain Physician, Alfred and Cabrini Hospitals in Melbourne, Australia

†Corresponding author email: ravicbr333@gmail.com

Published 19 May 2026

DOI: 10.28923/atotw.572

Published May 19, 2026

Abstract

The current tutorial describes the role of extended preoperative evaluation, cognitive prehabilitation, intraoperative strategies and ways to prevent and manage postoperative neurocognitive disorders.

It mainly focuses on controversies in the literature and highlights the current practice guidelines.

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