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EFFECT OF SEVOFLURANE VERSUS PROPOFOL ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

Not Applicable
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Surgery
Anaesthesia
Registration Number
PACTR202110875547798
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anesthesia and surgical ICU Faculty of medicine Alexandria University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists score of I–II,
of both sex,
age 65 years or older,
have a sufficient level of education to be capable of completing neuropsychological tests,
do not have serious hearing or vision impairment and
are able to read.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient’s refusal.
2. ASA III/IV.
3. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score less than 26.
4. Patients with severe hepatic, renal or cardiovascular disease.
5. Pre-existing neurological, dementia or neuropsychological disease
6. Current use of sedatives, antidepressants or corticosteroids
7. History of cerebral surgery or recent stroke.
8. History of alcohol abuse or drug addict.
9. Intraoperative events requiring interventions not included in the
study protocol such as excessive blood loss and severe
hypotension.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary outcome is:<br>Incidence of cognitive dysfunction 120 minutes and 24 hours postoperatively.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary outcome is:<br>• The changes of serum level of S100 beta as a measure of neuronal damage and to correlate the association between S100 beta serum<br>level and incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction.<br>• Haemodynamic status.<br>• Use of vasoactive drugs
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