Why the study?
What MRI findings are associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction and delirium in noncardiac surgery patients?
Population
10 studies including 269 surgical patients, 36 patient controls, and 55 healthy controls undergoing…
Comparison
Magnetic resonance imaging to study brain… vs Patient controls and healthy controls
Design
Systematic_review
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Does not support routine MRI for POCD/POD risk stratification; leaves open whether thalamic or white matter changes warrant prospective validation.
What MRI findings are associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction and delirium in noncardiac surgery patients?
MRI studies suggest potential structural and functional brain changes associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction and delirium, though current evidence is weak and requires further verification.
Huang et al. (2018) studied this question.
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