Key result
Computerized neuropsychological testing reliably detects preexisting cognitive impairment in cardiac and noncardiac surgical patients.
Why the study?
Preexisting cognitive impairment is an underrecognized predictor of postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction, highlighting the need for efficient detection tools.
Does computerized neuropsychological testing efficiently detect preexisting cognitive impairment in older adults undergoing surgery?
Does computerized neuropsychological testing efficiently detect preexisting cognitive impairment in older adults undergoing surgery?
Computerized neuropsychological testing may be a valuable tool for routine clinical diagnosis of preexisting cognitive impairment to predict postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction in surgical patients.
May support preoperative cognitive screening in surgical patients; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
Preexisting cognitive impairment is an important, but underrecognized, predictor of postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction, a common and important sequela of surgery. We have applied computerized neuropsychological testing as an efficient and reliable means of detecting preexisting cognitive impairment in two studies of cardiac and noncardiac surgical populations and propose that this tool has great potential in routine clinical diagnosis.
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Brenna et al. (2021) conducted a review in Preexisting cognitive impairment and postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction. Computerized neuropsychological testing was evaluated. Computerized neuropsychological testing is proposed as an efficient and reliable means of detecting preexisting cognitive impairment in cardiac and noncardiac surgical populations.
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