Ai-Lin Song, Yu-Jie Li, Hao Liang, Yi-Zhu Sun, Xin Shu, Jia-Hao Huang, Zhi-Yong Yang, Wen-Quan He, Lei Zhao, Tao Zhu, Kun-Hua Zhong, Yu-Wen Chen, Kai-Zhi Lu, Bin Yi
BACKGROUND: Simple and rapid tools for screening high-risk patients for perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs) are urgently needed to improve patient outcomes. We developed an online tool with machine-learning algorithms using routine variables based on multicenter data. METHODS: The entire dataset was composed of 49,768 surgical patients from 3 representative academic hospitals in China. Surgical patients older than 45 years, those undergoing general anesthesia, and those without a history of PND were enrolled...
December 1, 2023: Anesthesia and Analgesia