Lei Yang, Wenwen Chen, Di Yang, Dongxu Chen, Yuanyuan Qu, Yao Hu, Di Liu, Junhui He, Yuling Tang, Huolin Zeng, Haiyang Li, Yuyang Zhang, Zi Ye, Jin Liu, Qian Li, Huan Song
IMPORTANCE: Perioperative neurocognitive disorder, particularly postoperative cognitive impairment, is common and associated with multiple medical and social adversities, although data from China are lacking. OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence, trajectory, and risk factors for subjective cognitive and short-term memory impairment after surgery in the Chinese population. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort study used data from the China Surgery and Anesthesia Cohort to assess surgical patients aged 40 to 65 years from 2 medical centers between July 15, 2020, and March 31, 2023, with active follow-up within 1 year after the surgery...
October 2, 2023: JAMA Network Open