Post-operative cognitive dysfunction

There are 8 papers on post-operative cognitive dysfunction in aging research: none in people yet, 4 in animals, 3 reviews.

Disease

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  • Animals4

Interventions

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Buprenorphine

no changein rats1

1 study
  1. Buprenorphine showed no clear effect on post-operative cognitive dysfunction in rats (tibial fracture surgery model of POCD).

    “but not in animals which were exposed to anesthesia alone or underwent the surgery and received buprenorphine”

    Animalstibial fracture surgery model of POCD

    Paracetamol (acetaminophen) as potential first-choice analgesic in post-operative cognitive decline (POCD): Behavioral and molecular evidence in a middle-aged rat model

    Research SquarePreprint

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Acetaminophen

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  1. Acetaminophen prevents post-operative cognitive dysfunction in rats (tibial fracture surgery model of POCD).

    “cognitive decline and increased allodynia following surgery was prevented in paracetamol-treated animals”

    Animalstibial fracture surgery model of POCD

    Paracetamol (acetaminophen) as potential first-choice analgesic in post-operative cognitive decline (POCD): Behavioral and molecular evidence in a middle-aged rat model

    Research SquarePreprint

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Minocycline

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  1. Minocycline decreases post-operative cognitive dysfunction in mice (isoflurane exposure or surgery).

    “pre-treatment with MINO attenuated isoflurane or surgery induced cognitive impairment”

    Animalsisoflurane exposure or surgery

    Minocycline attenuates post-operative cognitive impairment in aged mice by inhibiting microglia activation

    Journal of cellular and molecular medicine

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Body weight

no changein humans1RR 0.99

1 study
  1. Body weight showed no clear effect on post-operative cognitive dysfunction in humans (body weight analysed continuously) (RR 0.99 per kg (95% CI 0.89–1.09)).

    “relative risk 0.99 per kg; 95% confidence interval 0.89, 1.09; p = 0.83”

    Reviewbody weight analysed continuouslyper kg

    Obesity and post-operative cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews

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Body mass index

no changein humans1RR 0.98

1 study
  1. Body mass index showed no clear effect on post-operative cognitive dysfunction in humans (BMI analysed continuously) (RR 0.98 per kg/m2 (95% CI 0.93–1.03)).

    “relative risk 0.98 per kg/m(2) ; 95% confidence interval 0.93, 1.03, p = 0.45”

    ReviewBMI analysed continuouslyper kg/m2

    Obesity and post-operative cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews

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