Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Prevalence of neurocognitive disorders 5 years after elective orthopaedic surgery
Authors' conclusion
More than half of older adult patients had some form of neurocognitive disorder 5 years after elective orthopaedic surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Older adults (aged ≥ 60 y) undergoing elective orthopaedic surgeryat 5-year follow-up
- Participants
- 195 vs 21
- Exposure
- Elective orthopaedic surgery patients vs non-surgical controls
- Patientsn = 195
- Controln = 21reference
- Outcome
- Prevalence of neurocognitive disorder (self- and informant-reported cognition, functional participation, neuropsychological tests)
- Follow-up
- 5 years
Methodological details5-year longitudinal, contemporaneous non-surgical control group
- 5-year longitudinal
- Contemporaneous non-surgical control group
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Neurocognitive disorder in patients · 5-year follow-up
| Group | Value | Mild neurocognitive disorder | Major neurocognitive disorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | 61.4% | 88 (44.7%) | 33 (16.8%) |
Patients
Value61.4%
Mild neurocognitive disorder88 (44.7%)
Major neurocognitive disorder33 (16.8%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Predictors of neurocognitive disorder 5 years after surgery
| OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.07 (1.02–1.13) | P = 0.01 | |
| Baseline cognitive impairment | 2.1 (1.06–4.15) | P = 0.03 | |
| 0.20.5125Odds ratio (log scale) |
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Original publication
Prevalence of neurocognitive disorders 5 years after elective orthopaedic surgery. Anaesthesia. Published 10 July 2024. doi:10.
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