Evaluating memory dysfunction after spinal anesthesia among patients undergoing elective surgery: Descriptive-analytical study
| Autor: | Sepideh Vahabi, Simin Babaei, Siavash Beiranvand, Arash Karimi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Memory Dysfunction
business.industry General anesthesia Spinal anesthesia Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale General Medicine Memory impairment 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Blood pressure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anesthesia Abdomen surgery Medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery Elective surgery Marcaine business Bupivacaine hydrochloride Cohort Study |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Medicine and Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2049-0801 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.01.034 |
| Popis: | Background Anesthesia has a number of side effects including cognitive impairment after the surgery. Postoperative cognitive impairment is commonly associated with general anesthesia. Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of Marcaine (bupivacaine hydrochloride) in memory impairment among patients undergoing elective surgery. Materials and methods In this study descriptive-analytical study, patients undergoing elective lower extremity or lower abdomen surgery requiring spinal anesthesia were included. Following 24 h of the surgery, standard Wechsler questionnaire was used to assess memory of the patients. Other demographic and clinical parameters such as age, gender and blood pressure, pulse rate were also recorded. The obtained data was analyzed using SPSSv18. Results In this study, 105 patients where 55 (52.4%) males and 50 (47.6%) females were studied. The mean age of the subjects was 35.73 ± 10.64 years. There was a significant difference between the mean of memory scores in terms of logical memory and overall memory (P Highlights • Anesthesia has a number of side effects including cognitive impairment after the surgery. • Postoperative cognitive impairment is commonly associated with general anesthesia. • It can be concluded that spinal anesthesia had a significant effect on logical memory. • -Age and blood pressure was significantly associated with changes in memory. |
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