Postsurgery Subjective Cognitive and Short-Term Memory Impairment Among Middle-Aged Chinese Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Perioperative neurocognitive disorder, particularly postoperative cognitive impairment, is common and associated with multiple medical and social adversities, although data from China are lacking.

Objective

To examine the incidence, trajectory, and risk factors for subjective cognitive and short-term memory impairment after surgery in the Chinese population.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the China Surgery and Anesthesia Cohort to assess surgical patients aged 40 to 65 years from 2 medical centers between July 15, 2020, and March 31, 2023, with active follow-up within 1 year after the surgery. Of 11 158 patients who were successfully recruited (response rate, 94.4%), 10 149 participants were eligible and available for ana

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565601 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature