Key result
General anesthesia and spinal anesthesia showed no significant difference in postoperative cognitive function at 24 hours among patients undergoing urological surgery (MMST scores 26.31 vs 26.30, p=0.972).
Why the study?
Although anesthesia methods may cause postoperative cognitive dysfunction, sufficient evidence remains lacking, prompting this comparison of general versus spinal anesthesia in urological surgery.
Does general anesthesia compared to spinal anesthesia affect postoperative cognitive functions in patients undergoing urological surgeries?
RCT (n=108)
Single-blind
Prospective Randomized
No
Does general anesthesia compared to spinal anesthesia affect postoperative cognitive functions in patients undergoing urological surgeries?
General and spinal anesthesia have no significant differential impact on early postoperative cognitive function in patients undergoing urological surgeries.
Either anesthesia may be selected by other factors; reinforces cognitive equivalence of general and spinal anesthesia in urological surgery.
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Nurettin Kurt (2023) conducted an RCT in Urological surgeries (n=108). General anesthesia vs. Spinal anesthesia was evaluated on Mini-Mental State Test (MMST) score at 24 hours postoperatively (p=0.972). General anesthesia and spinal anesthesia showed no significant difference in postoperative cognitive function at 24 hours among patients undergoing urological surgery (MMST scores 26.31 vs 26.30, p=0.972).
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