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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: The correlation of intraoperative hypotension and postoperative cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Author/ year

Country

Surgery type

Anesthesia type

Age

MAP during surgery (mm Hg)

Duration of intervention (min)

Low-target

High-target

Cognitive assessment

Outcome

Low-target

High-target

Low-target

High-target

Events

Total

Events

Total

Method

Time (after surgery)

Gold 1995 [20]

USA

CPB

General anesthesia

No reported

50–60

80–100

89.4 ± 31.5

84.9 ± 28.3

13

113

12

112

Neuropsychologic battery

6 months

POCD

Langer 2019 [21]

Italy

Non-cardiac surgery

General anesthesia

≥75

No-Target

≥90% of baseline

193 ± 117

198 ± 108

3

41

4

36

MMSE scores

3 months

POCD

         

7

51

3

50

CAM-ICU scale

Once daily

POD

Siepe 2011 [9]

Germany

CPB

General anesthesia

≥55

60–70

80–90

101 ± 25

91 ± 30

6

48

0

44

MMSE scores

48 h

POD

Vedel 2018 [22]

Denmark

CPB

General anesthesia

≥18

40–50

70–80

94 ± 33

105.6 ± 77.4

8

89

5

75

ISPOCD battery

3 months

POCD

Williams 1999 [23]

USA

Total hip replacement

Epidural anesthesia

≥50

45–55

55–70

No reported

No reported

10

117

4

118

Neuropsychologic battery

4 months

POCD

  1. Plus-minus values are mean ± SD
  2. Abbreviations: MAP Mean arterial pressure, CPB Cardiopulmonary bypass, MMSE Mini-mental state examination, CAM-ICU Confusion Assessment Method Intensive Care Unit, ISPOCD International Study of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, POD Postoperative delirium, POCD Postoperative cognitive dysfunction