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Table 4 Neuropsychological assessment

From: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction after robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) with cerebral oxygen monitoring an observational prospective cohort pilot study

 

RARC group (n = 24)

Control group (n = 23)

P-value

MMSE

 Postoperative

28.76 ± 1.128

28.77 ± 1.110

0.969

 1 week after operation

28.00 ± 1.383

28.57 ± 1.076

0.133

 3 months after operation

28.44 ± 0.768

28.55 ± 1.050

0.687

Digit Span Test

 Postoperative

8.500 ± 1.022

8.000 ± 1.214

0.145

 1 week after operation

7.875 ± 1.296

7.238 ± 1.136

0.088

 3 months after operation

8.000 ± 1.113

7.722 ± 0.958

0.409

Symbol Digit Modalities Test

 Postoperative

32.05 ± 7.599

30.25 ± 10.21

0.525

 1 week after operation

27.70 ± 8.525

29.95 ± 12.23

0.483

Trail Making Test (sec)

 Postoperative

129.0 ± 41.83

109.3 ± 26.97

0.100

 1 week after operation

153.5 ± 64.30

116.1 ± 60.39

0.045*

Brief Visuospatial Memory Test

 Postoperative

10.42 ± 2.099

11.45 ± 1.697

0.074

 1 week after operation

10.69 ± 2.600

10.26 ± 1.982

0.566

Stroop Color and Word Test

 Postoperative

32.60 ± 12.29

33.00 ± 9.401

0.911

 1 week after operation

29.44 ± 9.071

30.75 ± 11.07

0.766

Incidence of POCD

11/24

6/23

0.135

  1. MMSE mini-mental state examination, POCD postoperative cognitive dysfunction. * = statistical significance of difference between RARC group and control group (P<0.05)