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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