Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data of POCD and NO‐POCD patients 7 days and 3 months after surgery
| Characteristic | Postoperative 7 days | p | Postoperative 3 months | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POCD (n = 29) | NO‐POCD (n = 70) | POCD (n = 18) | NO‐POCD (n = 81) | |||
| Age (y) | 72.6 ± 4.6 | 71.3 ± 4.1 | .28 | 73.5 ± 3.7 | 72.2 ± 4.4 | .24 |
| Sex (male) | 23 (79.3) | 56 (80.0) | .93 | 15 (83.3) | 64 (79.0) | .67 |
| BMI | 25.6 ± 2.1 | 25.2 ± 2.3 | .42 | 25.4 ± 1.9 | 25.5 ± 2.2 | .85 |
| Hypertension | 14 (48.3) | 33 (47.1) | .91 | 9 (50.0) | 38 (46.9) | .81 |
| Diabetes | 3 (10.3) | 9 (12.9) | .72 | 2 (11.1) | 10 (12.3) | .88 |
| Smoking | 11 (37.9) | 31 (44.3) | .56 | 9 (50.0) | 33 (40.7) | .47 |
| Drinking | 10 (34.5) | 27 (38.6) | .70 | 8 (44.4) | 29 (35.8) | .49 |
| Education (y) | 4.3 ± 2.1 | 5.1 ± 1.8 | .07 | 4.1 ± 1.7 | 5.2 + 1.7 | .02 |
| Type of surgery | ||||||
| Abdominal | 18 (62.1) | 32 (45.7) | 12 (66.7) | 38 (46.9) | ||
| Thoracic | 7 (24.1) | 18 (25.7) | 4 (22.2) | 21 (25.9) | ||
| Orthopedics | 3 (10.3) | 15 (21.4) | 2 (11.1) | 16 (19.8) | ||
| Others | 1 (3.4) | 5 (7.1) | .39 | 0 (0) | 6 (7.4) | .36 |
| Type of anesthesia | ||||||
| Propofol Intravenous | 13 (44.8) | 43 (61.4) | 8 (44.4) | 48 (59.3) | ||
| Sevoflurane Inhalation | 16 (55.2) | 27 (38.6) | .12 | 10 (55.6) | 33 (40.7) | .25 |
| Anticholinergic | 24 (82.8) | 57 (81.45) | .87 | 16 (88.9) | 65 (80.2) | .38 |
| Duration of surgery (hr) | 2.7 ± 0.4 | 2.5 ± 0.6 | .11 | 2.8. ±0.4 | 2.6 ± 0.5 | .11 |
| Events of hypotension during operation | 11 (37.9) | 23 (32.9) | .62 | 8 (44.4) | 26 (32.1) | .31 |
| Blood loss (ml) | 353.8 ± 45.2 | 337.5 ± 55.4 | .16 | 362.5 ± 62.7 | 346.4 ± 51.3 | .25 |
| Recovery time (min) | 26.6 ± 6.3 | 25.2 ± 6.6 | .33 | 28.5 ± 7.4 | 24.8 ± 6.2 | . 03 |
| Pain scores within 24 hr after surgery | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 2.8 ± 1.3 | .09 | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 2.7 ± 1.4 | .07 |