Memory loss after surgery

Anesthesia administered without a brain monitor is not kind to your brain especially if you are over 50.

Anesthesia over medication is the routine, nefarious 20th century practice.

The brain monitor is the best available technology to dramatically reduce your risk of delirium, dementia & death from anesthesia over medication.

21st century anesthesia pairs a brain monitor along with those for the vital signs.

The brain monitor transforms the mystery of every patient's requirement into an open book test.

Much more information in 'Getting Over Going Under, 5 things you MUST know before anesthesia.' All proceeds support the public education mission of the non-profit Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation.



This discussion is related to memory loss after bypass surgery.

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what does the brain monitor do exactly and how does it detect possible memory loss?

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The brain monitor displays a number, typically from 0-100, that tells your anesthesiologist how asleep you are while you are receiving anesthesia.

Without the brain monitor, your anesthesiologist is obliged to give too much for fear of giving too little.

Especially for those over 50, the consequences of the routine practice of anesthesia over medication include increased risk for delirium, dementia and death.

Why would anyone permit the playing of 'Russian roulette' with their brain when having anesthesia for surgery over the trivial $20 cost of the disposable sensor?

Simply because they did not know to ask for the brain monitor to be used.

75% of US hospitals have this device, yet it is only being used 25% of the time.

The public education mission of the non-profit Goldilocks Foundation is to raise awareness among Americans to ask for this monitor or go elsewhere where they can receive the obvious benefits.

Download 3 free letters you can use before surgery from drbarryfriedberg.com. One for your surgeon, one for your anesthesiologist and one for the administrator (in case you go elsewhere to let him know why you went to a  facility that was willing to monitor your brain during anesthesia for surgery).