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[Relationship between apolipoprotein e4 allele and emergence agitation in patients undergoing general anesthesia]
Shuang-quan Zhang1, Gang Wang, Wei Yu
1Department of Anesthesiology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, China.
Objective:
To investigate the relationship between apolipoprotein e4 allele and emergence agitation (EA) in patients undergoing general anesthesia.
Methods:
A nested cohort study was conducted in elderly patients (over 60 years old) scheduled for major abdominal surgery requiring general anesthesia. A structured interview was conducted in PACU to determine EA, defined using the Sedation-Agitation Scale (SAS). Blood samples were obtained for measurement of the apolipoprotein genotypes.
Results:
Of the 196 patients studied, 22.4% developed EA. Thirty-eight patients (19.4%) had the apolipoprotein e4 allele. The presence of the e4 allele and low level of education were both associated with an increased risk of EA (36.9% vs15.8%, P=0.005; 30% vs 14.3%, P=0.01). After adjustment for covariates, the patients with the copy of e4 allele were shown to have a greater likeliness of an increased risk of EA (odds ratio: 4.32; 95% CI: 1.75-10.05) than those without the e4 allele.
Conclusion:
Apolipoprotein e4 carrier status is associated with an increased risk for EA.
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