Why Surgery Triggers Exhaustion and Muscle Loss

About this episode

This episode discusses the biology behind postoperative fatigue and muscle weakness, and how anesthesia and perioperative care can mitigate these effects.

Postoperative fatigue and muscle weakness affect most surgical patients, but they’re often overlooked. In this episode, we discuss the biology behind POF and POAW, and what anesthesia and perioperative care can do to reduce their impact. Read more about this topic on NYSORA.com. =========================================== Where else to find us: Web - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠LINK⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠ Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINK⁠⁠ --------------------------------------------------------- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#nysora⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#regionalanesthesia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #anesthesia⁠⁠ Disclaimer: Medicine is an ever-changing science. As new research and clinical experience broaden, changes in treatment and drug therapy are required. The authors and publishers have checked with sources believed to be reliable in efforts to provide accurate information within the available or accepted standards of care. However, given the possibility of human error or changes in medical practice, neither the authors nor the publisher, nor any other party involved in the preparation of this platform warrants that…

Topics covered

• postoperative fatigue
• muscle weakness
• anesthesia
• perioperative care
• surgery

Keywords

• postoperative fatigue
• muscle loss
• anesthesia
• perioperative care
• surgery

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Organizations: NYSORA

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