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Preoperative biomarkers associated with delayed neurocognitive recovery
Mariana Thedim1, Duygu Aydin2, Gerhard Schneider2
1Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street 444GRB, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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To identify baseline biomarkers of delayed neurocognitive recovery (dNCR) using monitors commonly used in anesthesia. In this sub-study of observational prospective cohorts, we evaluated adult patients submitted to general anesthesia in a tertiary academic center in the United States. Electroencephalographic (EEG) features and cerebral oximetry were assessed in the perioperative period. The primary outcome was dNCR, defined as a decrease of 2 scores in the global Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) between the baseline and postoperative period. Forty-six adults (median [IQR] age, 65 [15]; 57% females; 65% American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 3 were analyzed. Thirty-one patients developed dNCR (67%). Baseline higher EEG power in the lower alpha band (AUC = 0.73 (95% CI 0.48-0.93)) and lower alpha peak frequency (AUC = 0.83 (95% CI 0.48-1)), as well as lower cerebral oximetry (68 [5] vs 72 [3], p = 0.011) were associated with dNCR. Higher EEG power in the lower alpha band, lower alpha peak frequency, and lower cerebral oximetry values can be surrogates of baseline brain vulnerability.
