Table 2.
Clinical features of patients with and without POCD on day 7 (values expressed as mean ± standard deviation).
| POCD absent (n = 58) | POCD present (n = 24) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 60.6 ± 7.6 | 66 ± 7.2 | 0.062 |
| Education, years | 9.7 ± 3.3 | 10.7 ± 3.3 | 0.276 |
| Duration of Trendelenburg, min | 211 ± 36 | 296 ± 54 | 0.025a |
| Duration of anesthesia, min | 300 ± 37 | 394 ± 63 | 0.012a |
| S100B values | |||
| Baseline | 0.24 ± 0.07 | 0.24 ± 0.07 | 0.967 |
| After induction | 0.30 ± 0.10 | 0.28 ± 0.09 | 0.473 |
| Postoperative 30 min | 1.01 ± 0.28 | 1.66 ± 0.26 | 0.0001a |
| Postoperative 24 hours | 0.36 ± 0.14 | 0.57 ± 0.19 | 0.001a |
| Baseline test scores | |||
| MMSE | 27.4 ± 3.1 (27–30) | 27.6 ± 2.2 (26–30) | 0.496 |
| TMT-a | 58.9 ± 11.2 | 55.2 ± 11.3 | 0.246 |
| TMT-b | 128 ± 18.9 | 121.5 ± 13.5 | 0.195 |
| RAVLT (delayed recall) | 5.2 ± 1.1 | 5.5 ± 1.1 | 0.434 |
| DST forward | 5.2 ± 0.6 | 5.2 ± 0.5 | 0.763 |
| DST backward | 3.9 ± 0.5 | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 0.405 |
| GPT dominant | 104.3 ± 13.5 | 96.7 ± 12.9 | 0.046 |
| GPT non-dominant | 122.5 ± 15.1 | 121.2 ± 16.2 | 0.775 |
| Test scores on postoperative day 7 | |||
| TMT-a | 67.6 ± 10.4 | 106 ± 14.6 | 0.0001a |
| TMT-b | 133.8 ± 14.2 | 166.9 ± 17 | 0.0001a |
| RAVLT | 5.2 ± 0.9 | 4.5 ± 1.6 | 0.033a |
| DST forward | 4.3 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 1.2 | 0.059 |
| DST backward | 2.9 ± 0.7 | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 0.212 |
| GPT dominant | 108 ± 13 | 122.3 ± 27.4 | 0.007a |
| GPT non-dominant | 130.4 ± 17.4 | 155.6 ± 23.5 | 0.0001a |
POCD, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; TMT, Trail Making Test; RAVLT, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test; DST, Digit Span Test; GPT, Grooved Pegboard Test.
p < 0.05.