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Table 4 Assessment of perioperative cognitive function

From: Comparison of general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation, combined spinal-epidural anesthesia, and general anesthesia with laryngeal mask airway and nerve block for intertrochanteric fracture surgeries in elderly patients: a retrospective cohort study

MMSE score

General anesthesia with intubation (n = 25)

Combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (n = 25)

General anesthesia with LMA/nerve block (n = 25)

P

Preoperative

28.56 ± 1.00

28.48 ± 0.77

28.64 ± 0.57

0.780

Postoperative 15 min

16.60 ± 1.35#*

22.68 ± 1.07*

24.72 ± 0.98

< 0.001

Postoperative 45 min

20.92 ± 1.22#*

24.96 ± 1.21*

27.48 ± 0.65

< 0.001

Postoperative 120 min

26.20 ± 1.15#*

28.20 ± 0.71

28.48 ± 0.59

< 0.001

  1. MMSE Mini-Mental State Exam, LMA Laryngeal mask airway. #vs combined spinal-epidural anesthesia, P < 0.001; *vs general anesthesia with LMA/nerve block, P < 0.001.
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BMC Anesthesiology

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