#164 Key Considerations for Perioperative Brain Health

Welcome to the next installment of the Anesthesia Patient Safety podcast hosted by Alli Bechtel.  This podcast is an exciting journey towards improved anesthesia patient safety.Have you ever been asked by a patient, “How will anesthesia affect my brain?” Anesthesia professionals need to consider optimizing brain health throughout the perioperative period by identifying high risk patients and taking steps to decrease perioperative neurocognitive disorders. Join us today as we discuss using a multidisciplinary, team-based approach with interventions in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods to help keep patients safe during anesthesia care and beyond.Additional sound effects from: Zapsplat.For show notes & transcript, visit our episode page at apsf.org: https://www.apsf.org/podcast/164-key-considerations-for-perioperative-brain-health/© 2023, The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation