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Table 1 Incidence of POCD after noncardiac surgery

From: Association between changes in cerebral grey matter volume and postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients: study protocol for a prospective observational cohort study

Study Population Time for postoperative test POCD rate (%)
Moller et al. [1] Patients ≥60 undergoing major abdominal, thoracic, or orthopedic surgery 1 week and 3 months 25.8 and 9.9%, respectively
Monk et al. [2] Patients >60 undergoing minimally invasive, intraabdominal/thoracic, or orthopedic surgery 1 week and 3 months 41.4 and 12.7%, respectively
Johnson et al. [3] Patients 40–60 undergoing major abdominal or orthopedic surgery 1 week and 3 months 19.2 and 6.2%, respectively
Canet et al. [4] Patients >60 undergoing minor surgery 1 week and 3 months 6.8 and 6.6%, respectively
  1. POCD postoperative cognitive dysfunction
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BMC Anesthesiology

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