Risk Factors of POCD in General Anesthesia Patients Underwent Noncardiac and Non Neurological Procedures.

Risk Factors of Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) in General Anesthesia Patients Underwent Noncardiac and Non Neurological Procedures.

The study was a prospective cohort study to assess the effect of age, duration of anesthesia, repeated surgery, and type of surgery on cognitive impairment in 108 geriatric patients (≥60 years) who underwent general anesthesia for non-neurologic noncardiac surgery.

The study was a prospective cohort study, assessing the effect of age, duration of anesthesia, repeated surgery, and type of surgery on cognitive impairment in 108 geriatric patients (≥60 years) who underwent general anesthesia for non-neurologic noncardiac surgery. The study used cognitive tests such as RAVLT, TMT, and Digit span tests. POCD definition is reduction in postoperative cognitive function by as much as 20% at a minimum of 2 cognitive tests.

Inclusion Criteria:

• geriatric patient (age over 60) underwent noncardiac non-neurological procedure under general anesthesia
• patient can do reading and writing
• patient can speak in Bahasa
• signing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• patient with cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorder such as delirium, amnesia, anxiety disorder, or depression.
• patient under psychotropic drugs or narcotics.
• patient with history of brain tumor, head injury or motoric disturbance and disability that can disturbed neurocognitive test