Table 4.
Expression of biomarkers of cognitive function in the two groups.
| Treatments | N | NSE | S100β | Aβ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before surgery | 10 days after surgery | Before surgery | 10 days after surgery | Before surgery | 10 days after surgery | ||
| Ultrasound-guided combined lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block | 58 | 8.78 ± 1.55 | 10.23 ± 0.26a∗ | 237.24 ± 33.31 | 267.37 ± 41.28a∗ | 259.15 ± 30.50 | 286.81 ± 21.75a∗ |
| Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia | 62 | 9.09 ± 1.93 | 10.60 ± 0.22a | 242.63 ± 26.83 | 283.93 ± 26.05a | 256.27 ± 30.25 | 298.28 ± 37.60a |
| T | 0.966 | 8.434 | 0.979 | 2.646 | 0.519 | 2.027 | |
| P | 0.336 | <0.0001 | 0.330 | 0.009 | 0.605 | 0.045 | |
∗ indicates P < 0.05 compared with combined spinal-epidural anesthesia; a indicates P < 0.05 compared with that before surgery.