Key result
Preoperative cognitive screening using the Mini-Cog test identified probable cognitive impairment in 22% of older elective surgical patients compared to 23% with the Clock-in-the-Box test (P=1.0).
Why the study?
Is preoperative cognitive screening feasible and what is the prevalence of cognitive impairment in older elective surgical patients?
Population
200 patients aged 65 years and older presenting for preoperative evaluation before elective surgery, mean…
Comparison
Mini-Cog test (N=100) vs Clock-in-the-Box (CIB) test (N=100)
Design
Cross-sectional, Randomly assigned to the Mini-Cog or Clock-in-the-Box test, 2…
Authors
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Supports feasibility of preoperative cognitive screening in geriatric patients; hypothesis-generating for routine implementation and outcome impact.
RCT (n=200)
randomly assigned
No
Is preoperative cognitive screening feasible and what is the prevalence of cognitive impairment in older elective surgical patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 22% vs 23%
p-value: p=1.0
Preoperative cognitive screening is feasible in older elective surgical patients and reveals a 23% prevalence of probable cognitive impairment.
Culley et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Elective surgery (n=200). Mini-Cog test vs. Clock-in-the-Box (CIB) test was evaluated on Probable cognitive impairment (p=1.0). Preoperative cognitive screening using the Mini-Cog test identified probable cognitive impairment in 22% of older elective surgical patients compared to 23% with the Clock-in-the-Box test (P=1.0).
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