Author:
Wang Bin,Mu Chuanlin,Tang Xinhui,Wang Fei,Zhang Gaofeng,Wang Jiahan,Dong Rui,Lin Xu,Bi Yanlin
Abstract
BackgroundPatients undergoing surgery are at a higher risk of developing postoperative delirium (POD) as a result of anesthesia and surgical procedures. This study examined the association between POD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and whether MCI influences POD through the core pathology of POD.MethodsWe enrolled Chinese Han patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty (aged 50–90, weighing 50–80 kg, and using ASAI-II), combined with epidural anesthesia between October 2020 and June 2021. All the participants were assessed using Winblad's criteria for diagnosing MCI on pre-operation and using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and the Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) postoperative 1–7 days (or before discharge) for diagnosing POD by an anesthesiologist. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of POD were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). To examine the mechanism by which POD pathologies affect cognition, causal mediation analyses were performed.ResultsPOD incidence was 20.2%, including 32.5% in the MCI group and 12.4% in the non-mild cognitive impairment (NMCI) group. The MCI and CSF levels of T-tau and P-tau were risk factors, and the CSF levels of Aβ42, Aβ42/ T-tau, and Aβ42/ P-tau were protective factors in POD (p < 0.05). Part of the effects of MCI on cognition can be attributed to amyloid pathology and tau.ConclusionMCI may be a reasonably good prognostic factor in POD development. Overall, amyloid pathology and tau protein might partially mediate the influence of MCI on POD.Clinical trial registrationwww.clinicaltrials.gov, identifier: ChiCTR2000033439.
Funder
National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Cognitive Neuroscience,Aging
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