Sleep disturbances in older surgical patients with and without suspected cognitive impairment: A multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Early detection and management of sleep disturbances can improve postoperative outcomes given the high prevalence of sleep disturbances and unrecognized cognitive impairment in older surgical patients. There is an association between sleep disturbances and cognitive impairment in the general population. However, the relationship in older surgical patients has not been systematically investigated. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and trajectory of preoperative and postoperative sleep disturbances in older surgical participants with and without suspected cognitive impairment (sCI).

Methods

Two hundred and fifty-two participants aged ≥ 65 years undergoing non-cardiac surgery were recruited. The primary outcome was the prevalence and trajectory of sl

SUBMITTER: Butris N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11841874 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature