Predictors of cognitive dysfunction after major noncardiac surgery
TG Monk, BC Weldon, CW Garvan… - The Journal of the …, 2008 - pubs.asahq.org
Background The authors designed a prospective longitudinal study to investigate the
hypothesis that advancing age is a risk factor for postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)
after major noncardiac surgery and the impact of POCD on mortality in the first year after
surgery. Methods One thousand sixty-four patients aged 18 yr or older completed
neuropsychological tests before surgery, at hospital discharge, and 3 months after surgery.
Patients were categorized as young (18-39 yr), middle-aged (40-59 yr), or elderly (60 yr or …
hypothesis that advancing age is a risk factor for postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)
after major noncardiac surgery and the impact of POCD on mortality in the first year after
surgery. Methods One thousand sixty-four patients aged 18 yr or older completed
neuropsychological tests before surgery, at hospital discharge, and 3 months after surgery.
Patients were categorized as young (18-39 yr), middle-aged (40-59 yr), or elderly (60 yr or …