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1709958

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-3
pubmed:abstractText
Cognitive functions in 53 elderly men who underwent a transurethral prostatectomy were assessed pre-operatively and 4 days and 3 months post-operatively. Thirteen patients had a preference for one particular type of anesthesia, and the remaining 40 were randomly allocated to receive either spinal or general anesthesia. Cognitive function was not different between the groups receiving different types of anesthesia at either time point and did not decrease post-operatively. No pre- or perioperative variable could distinguish the subgroup of patients who had a post-operative decrease of 2 points or more on the Mini-Mental State Examination. No difference in post-operative performance was found in the patient groups with pre-operative Mini-Mental State Examination scores above or under their age-specific norm. It is concluded that neither hospitalization nor the two forms of anesthesia investigated cause a decrease in cognitive function in elderly men.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-8614
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
596-600
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-3-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Cognitive function after spinal or general anesthesia for transurethral prostatectomy in elderly men.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial