Preoperative Salivary Cortisol am/pm Ratio Predicts Early Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction After Noncardiac Surgery in Elderly Patients

Han, Y; Han, L; Dong, MM; Sun, QC; Zhang, ZF; Ding, K; Zhang, YD; Mannan, A; Xu, YF; Ou-Yang, CL; Li, ZY; Gao, C; Cao, JL

Cao, JL (reprint author), Xuzhou Med Univ, Dept Anesthesiol, Affiliated Hosp, 99 Huaihai Rd, Xuzhou 221002, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.

ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 2019; 128 (2): 349

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) requires complicated neuropsychological testing and is often delayed. Possible......

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