Anesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups:Neurophysiology guided Anaesthesia Intraoperative period versus Routine care
Sponsors
RGC
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
60 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients aged >= 60 years with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of between 1 and 4 who have been scheduled for elective non-cardiac surgery; (2) Surgery expected to last for 2 hours or longer with an anticipated hospital stay of at least 4 days.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients not expected to be available for, or cooperate with, perioperative interviews; (2) Patients with major psychosis who are taking tranquillizers or antidepressants; (3) Patients with disease of the central nervous system, including known or suspected dementia or memory impairment (defined as a Mini-Mental State Examination score of <=23); (4) Patients with illiteracy, significant hearing or visual impairment, or language difficulties will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive function using neuropsychologic tests; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) Recovery time (2) Quality of recovery (3) Major perioperative complications; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMatthew Chan
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed