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Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated With Anaesthesia and Surgery-2018.

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Evered, L; Silbert, B; Knopman, DS; Scott, DA; DeKosky, ST; Rasmussen, LS; Oh, ES; Crosby, G; Berger, M; Eckenhoff, RG ...
Published in: Anesth Analg
November 2018

Cognitive change affecting patients after anaesthesia and surgery has been recognised for more than 100 yr. Research into cognitive change after anaesthesia and surgery accelerated in the 1980s when multiple studies utilised detailed neuropsychological testing for assessment of cognitive change after cardiac surgery. This body of work consistently documented decline in cognitive function in elderly patients after anaesthesia and surgery, and cognitive changes have been identified up to 7.5 yr afterwards. Importantly, other studies have identified that the incidence of cognitive change is similar after non-cardiac surgery. Other than the inclusion of non-surgical control groups to calculate postoperative cognitive dysfunction, research into these cognitive changes in the perioperative period has been undertaken in isolation from cognitive studies in the general population. The aim of this work is to develop similar terminology to that used in cognitive classifications of the general population for use in investigations of cognitive changes after anaesthesia and surgery. A multispecialty working group followed a modified Delphi procedure with no prespecified number of rounds comprised of three face-to-face meetings followed by online editing of draft versions.Two major classification guidelines [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) and National Institute for Aging and the Alzheimer Association (NIA-AA)] are used outside of anaesthesia and surgery, and may be useful for inclusion of biomarkers in research. For clinical purposes, it is recommended to use the DSM-5 nomenclature. The working group recommends that 'perioperative neurocognitive disorders' be used as an overarching term for cognitive impairment identified in the preoperative or postoperative period. This includes cognitive decline diagnosed before operation (described as neurocognitive disorder); any form of acute event (postoperative delirium) and cognitive decline diagnosed up to 30 days after the procedure (delayed neurocognitive recovery) and up to 12 months (postoperative neurocognitive disorder).

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Anesth Analg

DOI

EISSN

1526-7598

Publication Date

November 2018

Volume

127

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1189 / 1195

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Delphi Technique
  • Delirium
  • Consensus
 

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Evered, L., Silbert, B., Knopman, D. S., Scott, D. A., DeKosky, S. T., Rasmussen, L. S., … Nomenclature Consensus Working Group, . (2018). Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated With Anaesthesia and Surgery-2018. Anesth Analg, 127(5), 1189–1195. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003634
Evered, L., B. Silbert, D. S. Knopman, D. A. Scott, S. T. DeKosky, L. S. Rasmussen, E. S. Oh, et al. “Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated With Anaesthesia and Surgery-2018.Anesth Analg 127, no. 5 (November 2018): 1189–95. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003634.
Evered L, Silbert B, Knopman DS, Scott DA, DeKosky ST, Rasmussen LS, et al. Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated With Anaesthesia and Surgery-2018. Anesth Analg. 2018 Nov;127(5):1189–95.
Evered, L., et al. “Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated With Anaesthesia and Surgery-2018.Anesth Analg, vol. 127, no. 5, Nov. 2018, pp. 1189–95. Pubmed, doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000003634.
Evered L, Silbert B, Knopman DS, Scott DA, DeKosky ST, Rasmussen LS, Oh ES, Crosby G, Berger M, Eckenhoff RG, Nomenclature Consensus Working Group. Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated With Anaesthesia and Surgery-2018. Anesth Analg. 2018 Nov;127(5):1189–1195.

Published In

Anesth Analg

DOI

EISSN

1526-7598

Publication Date

November 2018

Volume

127

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1189 / 1195

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Delphi Technique
  • Delirium
  • Consensus